Welcome to Emerald ...
Emerald is located in Pike County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Emerald, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Emerald is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Emerald lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Emerald: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Emerald ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Emerald - they are located in California, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Emerald.
Communities near Emerald ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Emerald.
- McComb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
- McComb is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <4>
- Kentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
- Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
- Tylertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
- Tylertown is located in Walthall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <4>
- Tangipahoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangipahoa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangipahoa
- Tangipahoa is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangipahoa <4>
- Osyka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- Osyka is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <4>
- Smithburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Chatawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Mount Hermon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <4>
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 Emerald. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emerald.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Emerald. 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 Emerald.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Emerald. See our Newspapers Page for Emerald.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emerald ...
Looking for more information about Emerald? 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 Emerald, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Emerald.
Adding Emerald to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Emerald 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 for Emerald was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Emerald post office opened in 1903.
We also found Emerald on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Emerald.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Emerald. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pike County: www.co.pike.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emerald - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Emerald area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Emerald 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |