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Welcome to Embree ...

Embree is located in Wright County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Embree, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Embree is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Embree lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Embree: 417

Communities Also Named Embree ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Embree - they are located in Newfoundland and Labrador, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Embree ...

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

  • Mountain Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Houston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hartville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Plato
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Twin Bridges
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Lynchburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Graff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Graff is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
  • Green Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
  • Huggins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Huggins is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
  • Bendavis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bendavis is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis

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 Embree. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Embree.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Embree. 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 Embree.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Embree ...

Looking for more information about Embree? 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 Embree, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Embree.

Adding Embree to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Embree 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 Embree was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Embree post office opened in 1887. The Embree post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Embree.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Embree - 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/