The village of Emmett, Michigan is in the southeastern corner of Emmett Township, in St. Clair County, within the lower Thumb Region of the Lower Peninsula.
The chief routes through the village are M-19, which is also known as Kinney Road, and serves as Main Street within the village, and Dunnigan Road, which intersects M-19 in the north-central portion of Emmett. Other routes include Brandon Road and Emmett Road. I-69 is just south of the village and is connect via M-19. Nearby cities and villages include Memphis (7.1 miles), Yale (7.1 miles), Capac (10.8 miles), Richmond (12.5 miles), Armada (16.1 miles), Imlay City (17.5 miles), Melvin (17.9 miles), Almont (18.8 miles), and Port Huron (19.3 miles).
Emmett is a very small village. Its peak population was 297, which it achieved in 1970 and again in 1990. Its low points were in 1920 and 1930, when its population was 175 and 199, and for the rest of its history, its population has been in the 200s. The surrounding community is largely agricultural, and the village hosts the Eastern Michigan Grain Elevator, the largest in the county. Most village residents commute to nearby larger cities, such as Richmond, Imlay City, and Port Huron.
Emmett Township was organized in 1850, and named for Robert Emmett, an Irish patriot who was executed after leading a rebellion against British rule in 1803. Several of the residents of Emmett, then and now, are of Irish heritage, including James Cogley, David Donahue, Patrick Fitzgerald, Dennis Gleason, Patrick Kennedy, and Henry P. McCabe.
In 1956, Thomas Crowley platted a portion of his land as the village of Mount Crowley, although the area was level land. On December 13, 1869, a post office was established in Mount Crowley, although the post office took the name of Emmett. Shortly afterward, the village took the same name, and Emmett was incorporated as a village in 1883.
The focus of this guide is on the village of Emmett, Michigan. Websites representing the village or any individuals, businesses, schools, places of worship, organizations, attractions, and events within the village are appropriate resources for this category.
Recommended Resources
The annual September event takes place in the village of Emmett, in St. Clair County, Michigan, just north of the intersection of I-69 and M-19, in the lower Thumb Region of the Lower Peninsula. Although the site has not seen any new material for several years, it features photographs and stories of several of the activities that took place at the Emmett’s Day event, including horse and buggy rides, a tractor parade, a 5K run, and food venues.
https://emmettsday.blogspot.com/
Founded by a former elementary school teacher, Four Seasons Scrap-Inn is a crafting retreat in the small village of Emmett, Michigan. Its location is shown on a map, and the address, phone number, and email address are included. Offering accommodations for an uninterrupted weekend of crafting, whether scrapbooking, card making, quilting, knitting, or needlework, its craft room includes enough space for social distancing and spreading out.
http://www.4scrapinn.com/
Located on Brandon Road, Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Roman Catholic church in Emmett, Michigan, and part of the Archdiocese of Detroit, which uses the Roman-Latin Rite. Directions, Mass times, announcements, the most recent church bulletin, and a bulletin archive are set forth, along with a list of supporters of the Catholic Church in Emmett. The church’s mailing address is posted, along with its telephone number and an introduction to the pastor.
https://discovermass.com/church/our-lady-of-mount-carmel-emmett-mi/
Village of Emmett Fire Department
Headquartered on Main Street in downtown Emmett, Michigan, the volunteer fire department provides fire suppression and rescue services to the village. Its telephone number for non-emergency inquiries is stated, along with an email address, social media links, instructions for completing a burn permit application, as well as an online burn permit application. A photo gallery depicts the department’s apparatus and fire scenes.
https://emmettfd.com/
