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History · Emmet

Emmet was first counted by the census in 1900, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the Ephesus Cemetery and the Emmet Methodist Church. Below: maps from 1901 on and the census since 1900.

1900first census
2on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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Quick answers

How Emmet began

When was Emmet founded?

1900

Emmet first appears in the census in 1900.

First census: 277 in 19002020 census: 415126 years
Founding year: the first census.The full story ↓

What stands out about Emmet’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Emmet are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19013 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1986. Watch Emmet change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Emmet’s history is told.

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On the map

Emmet on the map, 1901 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Emmet. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Emmet on the 1901 USGS mapEmmet on the 1973 USGS mapEmmet on the 1986 USGS map1901Gurdon sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Emmet.

The story

How Emmet came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Emmet.

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The area around Emmet had long been inhabited by the Caddo people, prior to European colonization of the Americas. It consisted of gently rolling hills and prairies, interspersed with dense timber and fertile lowlands.

By the time of the Louisiana Purchase, the natural fauna was being removed in favor of more profitable crops. Wildlife that had been an important sustenance for the Natives was also being removed, and over time the Caddo population was greatly diminished.

In the years following Arkansas statehood, settlers began flowing steadily in. Some were following the Southwest Trail to Fulton on the Red River, while others saw opportunity in the area where Emmet would be established.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Emmet, 1874 to 1907

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1874Post officeThe Emmett post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1901On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1907Born hereTom Hughes is born here
By decade

Emmet, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Ephesus Cemetery2016Ephesus CemeteryEmmet Methodist Church2016Emmet Methodist ChurchARMap-doton-Emmet2005ARMap-doton-Emmet
On the National Register

2 historic places in Emmet

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
2009
Ephesus Cemetery
Emmet Methodist Church
BuildingsSites
Ephesus CemeterySite
Emmet Methodist ChurchBuilding

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Emmet, census by census

01002003004005001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 518

Between 270 and 518 people in every census since 1900.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Emmet’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Emmet’s history

What year was Emmet founded?

The Emmet post office opened in 1900, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Emmet?

Two places: the Ephesus Cemetery (listed 2009) and the Emmet Methodist Church (2009).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.