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Welcome to Emma ...

Emma is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Emma is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Emma lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Emma: 606

Communities Also Named Emma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Emma: This one is located in Floyd County and the other is located in Magoffin County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 14 communities that are also named Emma - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Emma.

Communities near Emma ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Emma.

  • Pikeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Paintsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Prestonsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Run Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Inez
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Dana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dana is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Stanville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tram
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tram is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Emma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emma.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Emma. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emma.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Emma. See our Newspapers Page for Emma.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emma ...

Looking for more information about Emma? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Emma, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Emma.

Adding Emma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emma in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Emma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Emma post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/