Welcome to Auburn Heights ...

Auburn Heights is located in Oakland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Auburn Heights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

A typical abbreviation for Auburn Heights: Auburn Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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

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

Communities Also Named Auburn Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Auburn Heights - it's located in Utah.

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

Communities near Auburn Heights ...

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

• Warren
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
  • Warren has also been known as:
  • Cottageville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
• Sterling Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Heights
  • Sterling Heights is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling Heights <4>
• Livonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <4>
• Troy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Farmington Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
  • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <4>
• Rochester Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Hills
  • Rochester Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester Hills <4>
• Southfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
  • Southfield is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <4>
• Novi
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
  • Novi is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <4>
• Royal Oak
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <4>
• Pontiac
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <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 Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Auburn Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Auburn Heights ...

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

Adding Auburn Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Auburn Heights 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 Heights was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Auburn Heights in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Auburn Heights post office opened in 1919.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/