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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Fayette, Henry, Randolph, Union, Darke (OH) & Preble (OH).
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:
- Wayne 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.
- Dublin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Cambridge City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Germantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Pennville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hagerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beesons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Greens Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Abington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Oakville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Progress
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Selma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Muncie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Desoto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Bentonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Connersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Nulltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Alpine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Everton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Laurel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Metamora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yellow Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Brookville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Shirley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Charlottesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Wilkinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Warrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Willow Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- New Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Straughn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Messick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- New Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Dunreith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spiceland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Foley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Markleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Losantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Modoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Bloomingport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Arba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Rural
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Spartanburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Farmland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Parker City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Raleigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Gings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Mays
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Milroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gowdy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Gwynneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Morristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Yankee Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Billingsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- West College Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Butler County (OH)
- Contreras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Hollansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Long
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- New Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Savona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- New Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- College Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lakengren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Eldorado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Morning Sun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
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.
- East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Capitol Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brittanham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Shanee Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Mount Auburn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Auburn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Auburn, with the one closest to Mount Auburn listed first.
- Dublin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Cambridge City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- East Germantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Bentonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Jacksonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- New Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Straughn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hagerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Greens Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
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 163 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 21 miles [33.8 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 helpful 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 Indiana
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Decatur County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Butler County
- Darke County
- Preble County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Auburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |