Welcome to Eminence ...

Eminence is located in Schoharie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eminence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Eminence is 2,030 feet [619 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Eminence: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Eminence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Eminence - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eminence.

Communities near Eminence ...

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

• Cobleskill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobleskill
  • Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobleskill <4>
• Middleburgh
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburgh
  • Middleburgh is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburgh <4>
• Summit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
• Stamford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
• Richmondville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
  • Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmondville <4>
• Schoharie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
  • Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <4>
• Sharon Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
  • Sharon Springs is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <4>
• Schenevus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenevus
  • Schenevus is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenevus <4>
• Hobart
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• Jefferson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eminence ...

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

Adding Eminence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eminence 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 Eminence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Eminence post office opened in 1849.

We also found Eminence in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eminence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schoharie County: www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/