Welcome to Emit ...
Emit is located in Johnston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Emit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Emit is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Emit lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Emit: 919 & 984<3>
Communities Also Named Emit ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Emit - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Emit.
Communities near Emit ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Emit.
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knightdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
- Knightdale is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <4>
- Smithfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wendell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rolesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
- Rolesville is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <4>
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zebulon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Archer Lodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Wilson's Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 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 Emit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emit.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Emit. 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 Emit.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Emit. See our Newspapers Page for Emit.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emit ...
Looking for more information about Emit? 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 Emit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Emit.
Adding Emit to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Emit 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 Emit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Emit post office opened in 1892.
We also found Emit on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Emit.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Johnston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emit - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Emit area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Emit 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |