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Welcome to Audubon ...

Audubon is located in Brevard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Audubon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Audubon is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Audubon (for example, toward Sebastian), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Audubon: 321

Communities Also Named Audubon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Audubon - they are located in Georgia (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Audubon ...

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

  • Titusville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockledge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cocoa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
    • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <3>
  • Cocoa Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Satellite Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cape Canaveral
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Palm Shores
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Merritt Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Angel City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
    • Angel City is located in Brevard County
  • Sharpes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Audubon ...

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

Adding Audubon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Audubon 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 Audubon was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Audubon in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Audubon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Brevard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Audubon - 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.