Welcome to Emory ...

Emory is located in Summit County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emory, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Emory is 5,920 feet [1,804 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Emory is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Emory lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Emory is located in the (435) area code.

Communities Also Named Emory ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Emory - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Emory ...

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

• Morgan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
  • Morgan is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan <4>
• Coalville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Coalville is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalville <4>
• Henefer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henefer
  • Henefer is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henefer <4>
• Grass Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
  • Grass Creek is located in Summit County
• Castle Rock ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Summit County
• Echo City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo City
  • Echo City is located in Summit County
• Echo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Echo is located in Summit County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <4>
• Croydon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
  • Croydon is located in Morgan County
• Devils Slide ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Slide have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
  • Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
• Hoytsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytsville
  • Hoytsville is located in Summit 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 Emory. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emory.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emory ...

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

Adding Emory to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emory 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 Emory was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Emory on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emory.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/