Emison, Indiana

Emison
census-designated place
Emison
Coordinates: 38°48′18″N 87°27′29″W / 38.80500°N 87.45806°W / 38.80500; -87.45806Coordinates: 38°48′18″N 87°27′29″W / 38.80500°N 87.45806°W / 38.80500; -87.45806
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Knox
Township	Busseron
Named for	Samuel A. Emison
Elevation	463 ft (141 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	154
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47561
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-21124[1]
GNIS feature ID	434167[2]

Emison is an unincorporated census-designated place in Busseron Township, Knox County, Indiana. Its population was 154 at the 2010 census.

History

Emison was laid out in 1867 for Samuel A. Emison.^[3] The Emison post office was discontinued in 1994.^[4]

Geography

Emison is located at 38°48′18″N 87°27′29″W / 38.80500°N 87.45806°W / 38.80500; -87.45806.

Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Vincennes
Cities	Bicknell Vincennes
Towns	Bruceville Decker Edwardsport Monroe City Oaktown Sandborn Wheatland
Townships	Busseron Decker Harrison Johnson Palmyra Steen Vigo Vincennes Washington Widner
CDPs	Emison Freelandville Ragsdale Westphalia
Other unincorporated communities	Bandmill Beal Busseron Cantaloupe Fritchton Indian Creek Settlement Iona Johnstown Jordanville Little Rock Orrville Pond Creek Mills Purcell Ridgleville Saint Thomas Sisson Spauldingville Verne Vollmer Wagner Station Willis

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "Emison, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
3. ↑ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. p. 272. 
4. ↑ "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 November 2014.