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Welcome to Embro ...

Embro is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Embro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Embro is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Embro: 252

Communities Also Named Embro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Embro - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Embro ...

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

  • Henderson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Norlina
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Warrenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Littleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Middleburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Macon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Centerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
  • Vaughan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Arcola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcola is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Church Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Church Hill is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Embro ...

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

Adding Embro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Embro post office opened in 1889. The Embro post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Embro.

Footnotes ...

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