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Welcome to Emanuel ...

So far, we found very little information about Emanuel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Emanuel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Emanuel, please Contact Us.


Emanuel would have been located within present day Caldwell County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emanuel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Emanuel is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Emanuel was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Emanuel was located: 828

Communities Also Named Emanuel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Emanuel - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky and Michigan.

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

Communities near Emanuel ...

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

  • Hickory
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
  • Lenoir
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
    • Former name for Lenoir:
    • Tucker's Barn
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <4>
  • Morganton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sawmills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
  • Long View
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Long View is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Granite Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Valdese
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Gamewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Hudson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
    • Former name for Hudson:
    • Hudsonville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
  • Cajah's Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 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 Emanuel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emanuel.

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

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

Adding Emanuel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emanuel in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Emanuel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Emanuel post office opened in 1880. The Emanuel post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emanuel.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Emanuel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emanuel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/