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Welcome to Emerson ...

Emerson is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emerson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Emerson is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Emerson: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Emerson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Emerson - they are located in Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Nebraska (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Emerson ...

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

  • Quincy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
  • Palmyra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Canton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • La Grange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • La Belle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewistown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelbyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Ewing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rensselaer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emerson ...

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

Adding Emerson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emerson 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 Emerson was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emerson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emerson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Emerson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Emerson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.