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'''Emerson''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Chippewa County, Michigan|Chippewa County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].<ref name=GNIS/> As an unincorporated community, Emerson has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own. The community is located within [[Whitefish Township, Michigan|Whitefish Township]].
 
Emerson was settled as a lumber community as early as 1880 near the mouth of the [[Tahquamenon River]]. After the lumber industry declined after 1920, the community slowly dwindled and became a [[ghost town]] byduring the 1940s. There are very few remnants of the former community, and it was later recognized as a [[Michigan State Historic Preservation Office|Michigan State Historic Site]] in 1979.
 
==Geography==