Emison Indiana Map

About Emison, Indiana

Emison is a locality in Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 145. The population density is 35.7 people per km². Emison is located at 38.8050°N, 87.4581°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes) timezone. ZIP code: 47561.

Emison occupies a quiet expanse of flat agricultural land where the horizon feels vast and unencumbered by the clutter of larger centers. It lies 9.6 miles north-northeast of Vincennes, IN (from Vincennes, IN: bearing 23°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-northwest of Bicknell. Cotton Branch meanders through the fields just a mile away, its presence marked by the thickening of wild grasses and the sudden, rhythmic call of meadowlarks that define the local stillness. Beyond the immediate rows of crops, the landscape opens into the wide, fertile expanse of Shaker Prairie, where the soil holds a dark, heavy richness that has dictated the rhythm of life here for generations. To the west, the distant outline of the Chimney Pier Hills provides a faint, serrated edge to the sky, while the nearby Wabash River - Mount Carmel area offers a sanctuary of riparian timber and seasonal flooding that keeps the earth supple and alive.

Emison grew from the necessity of the railroad and the stubborn productivity of the surrounding farms, maintaining an economy deeply rooted in the harvest cycles of the Midwest. The legacy of these early tracks remains in the way the local infrastructure adheres to the straight lines of the grid, prioritizing the movement of grain over the whims of modern development. Residents often find their way toward Maria Pond when the afternoon heat settles, finding a quiet clarity in its still surface that contrasts with the constant industry of the surrounding combines and silos. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the changing light that turns the fields into a palette of deep bronze and muted gold as the sun retreats behind the distant, wooded reaches of the Greene-Sullivan State Forest.

About This Emison Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Emison, Indiana. Coordinates: 38.805046, -87.458075. 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 Emison includes the ZIP code (47561), telephone area code (812), county seat of Knox County (Vincennes), and school district assignment (North Knox School Corporation).

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.