Welcome to West Auburn ...

West Auburn is located in Worcester County<1>.

The location of West Auburn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Auburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for West Auburn: W. Auburn

West Auburn is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Auburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Auburn - they are located in Maine and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near West Auburn ...

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

• Worcester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Shrewsbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Milford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
• Holden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
• Grafton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
• Westborough
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
  • Westborough is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
• Hopkinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
• Webster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
  • Webster has also been known as:
  • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
• Burrillville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
  • Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
• Southbridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
  • Southbridge is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people

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 West Auburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Auburn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Auburn ...

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

Adding West Auburn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Auburn post office opened in 1887.

We also found West Auburn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Auburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/