Welcome to Auburn Plains ...

Auburn Plains is located in Androscoggin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Auburn Plains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Auburn Plains: Auburn Plns.

Auburn Plains is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Auburn Plains: (207)

Communities near Auburn Plains ...

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

• Lewiston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
• Auburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Lisbon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
• Winthrop
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
• New Gloucester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gloucester
  • New Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Gloucester <4>
• Turner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <4>
• Poland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <4>
• Paris
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
• Sabattus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabattus
  • Sabattus is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabattus <4>
• Norway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Norway is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Auburn Plains ...

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

Adding Auburn Plains to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Auburn Plains 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 Auburn Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Auburn Plains post office opened in 1889.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/