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Welcome to Auburn Junction ...

Auburn Junction is located in DeKalb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Auburn Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Auburn Junction: Auburn Jct. (or less commonly used: Auburn Jctn.)

Auburn Junction is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Auburn Junction: 260

Communities Also Named Auburn Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Auburn Junction - they are located in Illinois and New York.

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

Communities near Auburn Junction ...

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

  • Fort Wayne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • New Haven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kendallville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Garrett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Leo-Cedarville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
  • Hicksville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Butler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Avilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Albion
    (18 miles [29 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 Auburn Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Auburn Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Auburn Junction ...

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

Adding Auburn Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Auburn Junction 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 (so far) for Auburn Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Auburn Junction post office opened in 1884. The Auburn Junction post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Auburn Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Auburn Junction - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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