Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Auburn (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Auburn. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Auburn is located in Shawnee County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shawnee County: Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, Pottawatomie & Wabaunsee.
Below are the counties that are near Auburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Auburn:
- Shawnee County (The home county of Auburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Cullen Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Pauline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Berryton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Highland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Topeka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
- Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <2>
- Kiro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Silver Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <2>
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Watson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - North Topeka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Stull
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Big Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Globe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Kanwaka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Lecompton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
- Lecompton is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <2>
- Lone Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Worden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <2>
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Centropolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pomona is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <2>
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Delia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Hoyt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
- Hoyt is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <2>
- Mayetta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Mayetta is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayetta <2>
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Grantville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Newman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Meriden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Meriden is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <2>
- Medina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Thompsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Lake Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Perry is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
- Hilldale South
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilldale South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Hilldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - West Shore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
- West Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Rock Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Indian Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Lakeside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Miller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Admire
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire
- Admire is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Admire <2>
- Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Reading
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <2>
- Agnes City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
- Agnes City is located in Lyon County
- Bushong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Carbondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Mineral Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Scranton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <2>
- Burlingame
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <2>
- Overbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Overbrook is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <2>
- Osage City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Osage City is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <2>
- Vassar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
- Vassar is located in Osage County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vassar <2>
- Lyndon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Lyndon is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <2>
- Barclay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Quenemo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Melvern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <2>
- Olivet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Saint Marys
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <2>
- Belvue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Emmett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <2>
- Wabaunsee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Harveyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Maple Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <2>
- Eskridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Vera
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Paxico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxico
- Paxico is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxico <2>
- McFarland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Auburn, see our County-by-County Page for Auburn.
Newspapers Published in Auburn ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Auburn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Auburn, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Auburn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Auburn:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Kansas Historical Society
- Pages specific to Shawnee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lyon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Osage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pottawatomie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wabaunsee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Douglas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Shawnee County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Shawnee County
Cemeteries Near Auburn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Auburn.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Auburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Auburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Cemetery
- St. Bartholomew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bartholomew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bartholomew Cemetery
- Somervell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Somervell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somervell Cemetery
- Vawter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Vawter Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vawter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298669 <5>
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shawnee Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawnee Center Cemetery
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawnee Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93767 <5>
- Elevation Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elevation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elevation Cemetery
- Mission Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Center Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dover Cemetery
- Yocum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yocum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yocum Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
- Scranton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scranton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scranton Cemetery
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairlawn Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93131 <5>
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Memorial Gardens
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Auburn had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Auburn had a population of 1,203 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Wakarusa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
- Wakarusa is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <2>
- Pauline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Carbondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Scranton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <2>
- Burlingame
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <2>
- Berryton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Harveyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Valencia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Topeka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
- Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <2>
- Keene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Swissvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Menoken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilmington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Auburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Auburn.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Auburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shawnee County: www.co.shawnee.ks.us/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Auburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Auburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9061, Longitude: -95.8162 |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Auburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |