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Emerson Georgia Map

Explore Emerson, Georgia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Emerson, Georgia

How to Use This Emerson, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Emerson, Georgia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Georgia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Emerson.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityEmerson
StateGeorgia (GA)
CountyBrooks County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude34.131329
Longitude-84.745369
Population1,415
Density63.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes31629, 30137
Area Code229, 404, 470, 678
County SeatQuitman
School DistrictBartow County School District

About Emerson, Georgia

Emerson is a locality in Brooks County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,415. The population density is 63.5 people per km². Emerson is located at 34.1313°N, 84.7454°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Emerson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 31629, 30137.

Emerson occupies a quiet stretch of red-clay earth, where the horizon remains defined by the steady, unadorned presence of longleaf pine and the occasional rise of distant, nameless ridges. It lies 21.0 miles east-southeast of Thomasville, GA (from Thomasville, GA: bearing 101°T), and is situated 4.3 miles west of Quitman. The landscape here is characterized by the slow, rhythmic accumulation of silt and soil, forming a terrain that feels ancient and settled, far removed from the restless movement of the coast. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Piscola Creek carve a thin, reflective ribbon through the woodland, offering a cool contrast to the warmth that settles over the fields during the long, amber-hued afternoons. Toward the west, the ground dips into the peculiar, low-lying depressions of The Sinks, while the horizon is anchored ten miles out by the modest height of Kennedy Hill, a silent observer of the changing seasons.

Emerson bears the weight of a slow, deliberate evolution, transitioning from the agrarian rhythms of its founding into a modern economy that favors light industry and the steady commerce of the interior piedmont. The heritage of the region remains visible in the way the local light lingers on the fields, illuminating the persistent growth of kudzu along the fences and the orderly rows of pecan orchards that define the rural expanse. Residents often look toward School Number 2 for a sense of local stewardship, a place where the natural environment is preserved against the encroachment of time. Even as the pace of life shifts, a certain stillness endures here, marked by the simple, functional architecture of a landscape that has long provided for those who labor within its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Allatoona Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 113° SE
  • Lake Allatoona (Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 124° SE
  • Red Top Mountain State Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 095° E
  • Battle of Allatoona (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 125° SE
  • Allatoona Pass (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 125° SE
  • Cooper's Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 016° N
  • An Unknown Hero (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 130° SE
  • Allatoona Wildlife Management Area (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 037° NE
  • Deerfield Practice Fields (Local Recreation) — 3.9 mi, 287° W
  • Rosenwald School (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 138° SE
  • Welcome Home (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 140° SE
  • Acworth Arts Alliance (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 138° SE
  • The Depot (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 139° SE
  • Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 134° SE
  • Pine Log Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 028° NE
  • Sheffield Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 245° SW
  • The Artful Rabbit Bookstore and Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 10.6 mi, 135° SE
  • The Museum of History and Holocaust Education (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 125° SE
  • Battle of Gilgal Church (Historic Ruins) — 12.0 mi, 157° SE
  • Music on Wheels Academy of Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 15.6 mi, 133° SE
  • C.C.C. Quarry (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 020° N
  • Old 1-cylinder Engine (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 088° E
  • Marietta Museum of History (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 138° SE
  • North Park Gallery (Gallery) — 16.6 mi, 138° SE
  • The Loft (Gallery) — 16.7 mi, 138° SE
  • Marietta Fire Department Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 137° SE
  • Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 21.7 mi, 128° SE · 5,036 acres
  • Sweetwater Creek State Park (State Park) — 25.7 mi, 167° S
  • Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 28.4 mi, 324° NW · 752k acres
  • Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 39.8 mi, 248° W · 395k acres

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About This Emerson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Emerson, Georgia. Coordinates: 34.131329, -84.745369. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Emerson includes the ZIP code (31629, 30137), telephone area code (229, 404, 470, 678), county seat of Brooks County (Quitman), and school district assignment (Bartow County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.