Welcome to Eminence ...

Eminence is located on the Gulf Coast.

Eminence is located in Chambers County<1>.

The location of Eminence has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eminence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Eminence is near sea level<3>.

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

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 New York.

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.

• Baytown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
  • Baytown is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <4>
• Liberty
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Dayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Mont Belvieu
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Belvieu have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Belvieu
  • Mont Belvieu is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Belvieu <4>
• Beach City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
  • Beach City is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
• Anahuac
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anahuac
  • Anahuac is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anahuac <4>
• Old River - Winfree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
  • Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
• Ames
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
• Daisetta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisetta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisetta
  • Daisetta is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisetta <4>
• Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 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 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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eminence was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Eminence in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Eminence post office opened in 1898.

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 Chambers County: www.co.chambers.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/