Welcome to Emerson ...

Emerson is located in Bladen County<1>.

The location of Emerson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emerson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Emerson is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Emerson: (910)

Communities Also Named Emerson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Emerson: This one is located in Bladen County and the other is located in Columbus County.

Beyond North Carolina, 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), Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Brunswick, New York, 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.

• Whiteville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Whiteville is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Chadbourn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourn
  • Chadbourn is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadbourn <4>
• Bladenboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
  • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <4>
• Lake Waccamaw
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waccamaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
  • Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <4>
• Brunswick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• White Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
  • White Lake is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <4>
• Clarkton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
  • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <4>
• Bolton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Bolton is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <4>
• East Arcadia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
  • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 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 for Emerson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Emerson post office opened in 1891.

We also found Emerson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emerson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Emerson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/