Welcome to Mount Auburn ...

Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Auburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Auburn: Mt. Auburn

Mount Auburn is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mount Auburn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Mount Auburn ...

While we believe that this Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County, we know of another 2 Indiana communities named Mount Auburn. Those communities are located in the following counties: Franklin and Wayne County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 11 communities that are also named Mount Auburn - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nova Scotia and Ohio (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Auburn.

Communities near Mount Auburn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Auburn.

• Greenwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Columbus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Franklin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Shelbyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Bargersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargersville
  • Bargersville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bargersville <4>
• New Whiteland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Whiteland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
  • New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
• Whiteland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteland
  • Whiteland is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteland <4>
• Edinburgh
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburgh <4>
• Hope
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Trafalgar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
  • Trafalgar is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trafalgar <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Auburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Auburn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Auburn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Auburn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Auburn. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Auburn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Auburn ...

Looking for more information about Mount Auburn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Auburn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Auburn.

Adding Mount Auburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Auburn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Auburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Auburn post office opened in 1844.

We also found Mount Auburn in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Auburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Auburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov