RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Nebraska >> Dixon County >> EmersonIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Nebraska

The Commemorative Quarter for Nebraska





Welcome to Emerson ...

The village of Emerson is primarily located in Dixon County<1>. A portion of Emerson extends into Dakota County and Thurston County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emerson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Emerson has a population of 792 people<2> (see below for details).

Emerson is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Emerson: 402 & 531<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Emerson had an population of 792 people. This is a decrease of 5.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Emerson had a population of 840 people (or 14.03% of the total population of Dixon County). This makes Emerson the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Emerson represents 0.05% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 138th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 840 people, the population of Emerson increased 2.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 817 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Emerson.

Communities Also Named Emerson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Emerson: This one is located in Dixon County and the other is located in Dakota County.

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

  • Wayne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <6>
  • Dakota City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wakefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pender
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Winnebago
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
    • Winnebago is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <6>
  • Ponca
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Walthill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthill have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill
    • Walthill is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthill <6>
  • Homer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bancroft
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Allen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Emerson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emerson.

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 Dixon County: www.co.dixon.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Dixon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Emerson.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emerson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Emerson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Emerson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025