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Welcome to Auckland ...

Auckland is located in Tulare County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Auckland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Auckland is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Auckland lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Auckland ...

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

  • Reedley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dinuba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Orange Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodlake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Badger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Miramonte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • East Orosi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orosi
    • East Orosi is located in Tulare County
  • Hartland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Tulare County
  • Pinehurst
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cutler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Auckland ...

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

Adding Auckland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Auckland 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 Auckland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Auckland post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Auckland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tulare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Auckland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/