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Do you know of Auburn Junction ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Auburn Junction. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Auburn Junction.

Our sources for Auburn Junction (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Auburn Junction other than they indicate that Auburn Junction would be found somewhere in Cook County, Illinois.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1883 and closed  in 1888.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Auburn Junction ...

We found two communities that share the name Auburn Junction.

Within Illinois, the name Auburn Junction is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • DeKalb County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Auburn Junction [DeKalb County].
    • New York
      • Tompkins County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Auburn Junction [Tompkins County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Auburn Junction ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Auburn Junction:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Auburn Junction - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Cook County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Cook County.

Addatorata VillageLa Grange Highlands
Algonquin TrailsLaguna Woods
Alsip WoodsLake Briarwood
AltenheimLake Lynwood
AnchorageLake of the Winds
Apple ValleyLake Park Forest
ApplegateLake Park
AppletreeLake Side
ArcadiaLakewood
ArgoLambert
Argyle ParkLanders
ArlingdaleLaudymat Terrace
Arlington FarmsLe Moyne
Arlington Heights GardenLiberty
Arlington RidgeLinden Park
AtheniaLioncrest
Atwood HeightsLlewellyn Park
Austin ParkLongwood Farms
Austin ViewLongwood
 Loop Station
BanksLoop
Barrington CenterLynnwood
Barrington SquareLyonsville
Bay Colony 
Beacon HillMackler Heights
Beaver ValleyMadison Park
Bel Air GardensMallard West
BelmontManheim
Belt CrossingMannheim
Berkley SquareMars
Beverly JunctionMarvin
BloomMayngaite
Blue Island JunctionMcCaffrey
Bogan ManorMcCormick
BremenMeadow Knolls
Brookline ParkMeadowbrook East
BrookwoodMeadowbrook West
Bryn MawrMedalist Park
Burlington JunctionMelrose
Burnside CrossingMidwest
Burr OakMill Creek
 Miller Woods
Calumet HarborMission Hills
Calumet Western JunctionMonroe City
Calumet YardMoon Lake Village
CalvaryMorrell Park
Cambridge-on-the-LakeMorton Park
Cameo TerraceMorton
Capri GardensMount Forest
CarlysleMount Hope
Carriage CreekMount Prospect Gardens
Catino 
Cedar GlenNantucket Cove
Cedar RunNavajo Hills
CedarbrookNerska
ChandlerNew Chicago
ChappellNiles Center
Chatelaine SouthNixon's Greenwood - Central
Chelsea CoveNormal Park
ChesterfieldNorpaul
Chippewa RidgeNorth Shore Trace
ChippewaNorth
ChurchillNorthbrook Knolls
ClaburnNorthgate
Clarkdale JunctionNorthtown
Clark'sNorthwest Highlands
CliftonNorwood Park
Clybourn JunctionNottingham Park
Clybourn 
CobblestoneOak Glen
ColehourOak Woods
Colonial HeightsOakdale
Colonial RidgeOgden Park
Congress ParkOld Orchard
Conley'sOlde Salem
ConstanceOlympia Gardens
Conway ParkOlympic Village
Cottage GroveOrland
Country GardensOtto Mall
Cragin JunctionOuter Depot
Cricket HillOvington
Cumberland Highlands 
CumberlandPacesetter Park
CummingsPacific
Cunningham CourtsPalos Gardens
 Palos Westgate
Dearborn HeightsPark Forest South
Dearborn StationPark Meadows
Dee RoadParkhome
DeeringParkway
Des Plaines TerraceParkwood Village
DevalPartridge Hill
DevonshirePenock
Dolton JunctionPhillippe
Dolton's StationPlayfield
Douglas ParkPleasant Dale
DrexelPleasant Hills
Dummy CrossingPleasant Run
DunhurstPlum Grove Hills
DuntonPlum Grove Woods
DupontPoplar Creek
 Posen Junction
East Chicago HeightsPottawattamie Hills
EastwoodPrairie Ridge
Edison ParkProspect Meadows
EggersProspect Park
EgglestonProvincetown
El MorroProvisio
El VillaPullman Junction
El VistaPurington
Elsdon Junction 
ElsmereRegent Park
Englewood HeightsReseda
ErwinRexford
Estate LaneRhodes
Euclid LakeRichland
Expo ParkRichton Hills
 Richton
Fairview GardensRidgewood
FairviewRiver Branch Junction
Fairway TraceRiver Forest Junction
FeehansvilleRiver Junction
FeehanvilleRiver Park
FernwoodRoberts Park
FieldcrestRock Island Junction
Flag CreekRose Hill
FordhamRose Lawn
Forest Glen 
Forest HeightsSag
Forest HillsSaint Paul Junction
Forest HomeSainte Marie
Forest View HillsSandpebble Walk
Fort DearbornSandra Heights
Fort Wayne JunctionScarsdale
Fremont JunctionSchaumberg
Frenchman's CoveSchaumburg Center
 Schaumburg Green
Gardner's PlaceSchorsch Forest View
Garfield ParkSeeger
GivinsSeester
Gladstone CommonsShadetree
Gladstone ParkShaumburgh
Glen RidgeSheffield Park
Glenayre GardensSherman
GlenayreSherwood
GlenshireShooting Park
Glenview CountrysideShorewood Village
Glenview TerraceSkunk Valley
Glenview WoodlandsSolvay
Golden HighridgeSouth Bridgeview
Golf Park TerraceSouth Englewood Junction
Grand Trunk CrossingSouth Mount Forest
Grandview ParkSouth Northfield
Green MeadowsSouth Oak Park
GreenbrierSouth Park
The GreensSouth Ridgeland
GreshamSouth Stickney
Gross ParkSouth
 Southgate
Hamilton ParkState Line
Hammond JunctionStonebridge
Hammond'sStrathmore Grove
Hampton CourtSummit - Argo
Hanover HighlandsSunset Hills
Hanover SquareSurrey Ridge
Harmony VillageSylvan Hill
Harvey Junction 
HasbrookTaft
HavelockTamarac
HawthornTanglewood
HawthorneThatcher's Park
HayesThompson's
HayfordTiedtville
HaymarketTierra Grande
Hazelcrest HighlandsTimbercrest
HealyTimberlake Village
Hidden CoveTinley Terrace
Hidden CreekTracy
High PointTriezenbers
High RidgeTriumvera
HighlawnTwin Oaks
Hillcrest 
Hilldale VillagesValley Lo
Hillside - BerkeleyValley
HollendaleVersailles-on-the-Lake
HollydaleViaduct Junction
Hollywood RidgeVienna Woods
HollywoodVilla Verde
Homerican VillasVilla West
Homewood ShoresVillas Salceda
Homewood Terrace 
Huntington CommonsWalden
Huntington ParkWarren Park
HymanWaycinden Park
 Weathersfield
Indian HillsWeber
International VillageWeldon
IvanhoeWentworth
Ivy HillWest Glenview
 Westdale Gardens
Jackson ParkWestdale
JeffersonWesthaven
JohnstoneWhitehall
JuddWicker Park
 Wickliffe
Kedzie GraceWildwood
KedzieWillards
KeepatauWillow's East
KenilwickeWinston Park Northwest
Kensington JunctionWinston Park South
Key WestWinston Park
Kimberly HeightsWireton
KirwinWoodborough
KnollcrestWoodland Heights
KolzeWoodruff
  
La FontaineYard Center

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Auburn Junction could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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