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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Auburn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Auburn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Auburn, please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Auburn is historic, it would have been located within present day Sebastian County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sebastian County: Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, Le Flore (OK) & Sequoyah (OK).
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:
- Sebastian County (The home county of Auburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Bloomer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Ursula
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Lavaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Barling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jenny Lind
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Huntington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Buell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Fort Smith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Kibler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Wright Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mulberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Van Buren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rudy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Mountainburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Donald ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Cecil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Etna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Webb City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Cravens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Ozark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Altus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Denning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Johnson County
- Coal Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Carolan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Ratcliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Booneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caulksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Carbon City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Magazine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Subiaco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Corley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Waldron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Cardiff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Bates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Le Flore County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Arkoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pocola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rock Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Braden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Coffee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Skullyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Spiro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <2>
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sequoyah County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Moffett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Remy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Muldrow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Short
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Long
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Auburn, see our County-by-County Page for Auburn.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Auburn - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bloomer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56704 <4>
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marietta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Speegle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carnis Auburn Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- William Teague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Rebecca Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Singleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lavaca.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55460 <4>
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.
Auburn itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Bloomer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Burnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnville is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnville
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lavaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Leon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Vesta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vesta is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Chismville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chismville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chismville
- Haroldton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haroldton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haroldton
- Barling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jenny Lind
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Excelsior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Excelsior is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Witcherville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Witcherville is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcherville
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
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.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Auburn.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Auburn. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Auburn and those printed in the larger area surrounding Auburn.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Auburn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Arkansas
- Pages specific to Sebastian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Scott County
- Le Flore County
- Sequoyah County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 'straight-line' (or 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |