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Welcome to Audubon ...

Audubon is located in Saint Tammany Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Audubon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Audubon is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Audubon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Audubon: 985

Communities Also Named Audubon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Audubon: This one is located in Saint Tammany Parish and the other is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 12 communities that are also named Audubon - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kentucky, 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.

  • Slidell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <3>
  • Mandeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Picayune
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Picayune is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <3>
  • Covington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Abita Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pearl River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sun
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <3>
  • Browns Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
  • Northwood Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
  • Nicholson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Audubon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Audubon post office opened in 1904. The Audubon post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Audubon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Tammany, 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.
<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/