Welcome to Auburn ...

Auburn is located

Auburn is located in Ellis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Auburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Auburn is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Auburn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Auburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 46 communities that are also named Auburn - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Auburn ...

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

• Mansfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <3>
• Waxahachie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxahachie
  • Waxahachie is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxahachie <3>
• Midlothian
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
  • Midlothian is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midlothian <3>
• Cleburne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleburne
  • Cleburne is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleburne <3>
• Keene
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
• Alvarado
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
  • Alvarado is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvarado <3>
• Venus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
  • Venus is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venus <3>
• Ovilla
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovilla
  • Ovilla is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovilla <3>
• Italy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
  • Italy is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Italy <3>
• Grandview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <3>

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 Auburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Auburn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Auburn ...

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

Adding Auburn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Auburn post office opened in 1877.

We also found Auburn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for 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 Ellis County: www.co.ellis.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/