Crossroad of Highways 34 and 59

GO Blackhawks ! ! ! !

    Nestled in the Southwest corner of Iowa between the east and west
branches of the Nishnabotna River.  Emerson typlifies the small town 
atmosphere and work ethics of the Midwest.  With a population of 475, we
strongly support the local school, Nishna Valley Community, along with 
neighboring communities of Henderson, Hastings, and Imogene.
    In 1869 Judge Tubbs, acting as a land agent for the Burlington
Railroad Company, purchased land for a new railroad to go through the
area.  A.B. Smith, an official of the Railroad Co., named the new town
after New England writer and philospher, Ralph Waldo Emerson.  All new
towns from Red Oak to Glenwood were named for noted writers or poets.
    In 1869 Mr. Tubbs built a barn at the east edge of Emerson living
in it until a home could be completed.  The depot pictured above was
the first structure to be built in Emerson.

    This is main street Emerson just prior to the turn of the 19th Century.

City view from the South on 59

Downtown Emerson on Sunday

City Functions:

  City Hall

  Library

  Community Building - 711 Morton, (712)824-7667

  Downtown Park

  Bass Park

Churchs

  Baptist Church

  United Methodist Church 

Shirley's Cafe 

U.S. Post Office - 707 Morton, (712)824-7595

Emerson State Bank - New Update

Southwest Telephone Exchange - New Update

E-Stop - Quickstop 



More to come later ! ! ! ! !