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Welcome to Emmett ...

Emmett is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emmett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Emmett is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Emmett: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Emmett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Emmett - they are located in California, Idaho (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Emmett ...

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

  • Logan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oceana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Man
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <4>
  • Pineville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Delbarton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Matewan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gilbert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Logan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Davy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Davy is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Mitchell Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 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 Emmett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emmett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emmett ...

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

Adding Emmett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emmett 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 (so far) for Emmett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Emmett post office opened in 1925. The Emmett post office closed in 1991.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emmett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emmett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Emmett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Emmett area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/