Welcome to Emrick ...

Emrick is located in Wells County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emrick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Emrick is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Emrick lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Emrick: 701

Communities near Emrick ...

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

• New Rockford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rockford
  • New Rockford is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rockford <3>
• Fessenden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fessenden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden
  • Fessenden is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fessenden <3>
• Bowdon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Bowdon is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <3>
• Sykeston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykeston
  • Sykeston is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykeston <3>
• Cathay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathay
  • Cathay is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathay <3>
• Hamberg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamberg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
  • Hamberg is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <3>
• Bremen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <3>
• Barlow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Barlow is located in Foster County
• Chaseley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseley
  • Chaseley is located in Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaseley <3>
• Guptill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
  • Guptill is located in Foster County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emrick ...

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

Adding Emrick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emrick 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 Emrick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Emrick post office opened in 1895.

We also found Emrick on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emrick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/