Welcome to West Auburn ...

West Auburn is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

The location of West Auburn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Auburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

A typical abbreviation for West Auburn: W. Auburn

West Auburn is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Auburn lies within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named West Auburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Auburn - they are located in Maine and Massachusetts.

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

Communities near West Auburn ...

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

• Towanda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
  • Towanda is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <4>
• Tunkhannock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
  • Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <4>
• Montrose
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Factoryville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
  • Factoryville is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Factoryville <4>
• Nicholson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Nicholson is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholson <4>
• Wyalusing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
  • Wyalusing is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyalusing <4>
• Meshoppen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshoppen
  • Meshoppen is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meshoppen <4>
• Monroe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
• Rome
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <4>
• Laceyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceyville
  • Laceyville is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laceyville <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 West Auburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Auburn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Auburn.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Auburn ...

Looking for more information about West 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 West Auburn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Auburn.

Adding West Auburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 West Auburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Auburn post office opened in 1840.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/