Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Mount 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 Mount 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.
Name Variations for Mount Auburn ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Auburn: Mt. Auburn
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Auburn. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Auburn.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mount Auburn is located in Benton County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Black Hawk, Buchanan, Iowa, Johnson, Linn, Poweshiek & Tama.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Auburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Auburn:
- Benton County (The home county of Mount Auburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garrison is also located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Urbana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton City was located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Spencers Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spencers Grove is also located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Shellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Horne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Van Horne is also located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Keystone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Atkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irving
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Irving is also located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Blairstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- La Porte City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jubilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Gilbertville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Eagle Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Former name for Eagle Center:
- Eagle Centre
- Jesup
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Elk Run Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Evansdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blessing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Dewar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Bremer County
- Klinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Brandon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Hamerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Rowley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quasqueton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Doris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Winthrop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Monti
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Fairbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hazleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stanley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Robinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Ehler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Masonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Oelwein
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Reinbeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fredsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Dike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Iowa County
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Center Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Palo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Toddville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Robins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Robins is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Alburnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hiawatha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Cedar Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Dysart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Traer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clutier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elberon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vining
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Dinsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Chelsea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Long Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Lincoln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Auburn, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Auburn.
Cemeteries Near Mount Auburn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount 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 Mount Auburn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Auburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Engledow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pratt Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pettit Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- First Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Auburn had a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mount Auburn had a population of 144 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Brandon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- La Porte City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garrison is also located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Jubilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Mooreville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mooreville was located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Dysart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Washburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rowley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Former name for Eagle Center:
- Eagle Centre
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Jesup
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Auburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Auburn.
Newspapers Published in Mount 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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Auburn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Auburn, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Auburn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Mount Auburn:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Black Hawk County
- Bremer County
- Buchanan County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Grundy County
- Iowa County
- Linn County
- Tama County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mount Auburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Auburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |