Welcome to Emerson ...

Emerson is located in Raleigh County<1>.

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 consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Emerson is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Emerson: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Emerson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Nebraska (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Vermont and 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.

• Oak Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
• Madison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Montgomery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
• Chesapeake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Mount Hope
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <5>
• Mabscott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
  • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
• Oceana
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
  • Oceana is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <5>
• Cedar Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• East Bank
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
  • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
• Glasgow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <5>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Emerson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Emerson post office opened in 1912.

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 State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/