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.

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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Emerson has a population of 792 people<3> (see below for details).

Emerson is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Emerson: (402) and (531)<5>

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 (which is 14% 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 total 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota City
  • Dakota City is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota City <6>
• Wakefield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Dixon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <6>
• Pender
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
  • Pender is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pender <6>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
  • Ponca is located in Dixon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponca <6>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <6>
• Bancroft
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <6>
• Allen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Dixon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <6>

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.

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

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