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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 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 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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Auburn is located in Lincoln County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Calhoun (IL), Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Auburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Auburn:

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Auburn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Briscoe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Whiteside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Silex
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Silex is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • New Hope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Davis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mackville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cave
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cave is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Elsberry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Troy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Louisville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Corso
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Argentville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain N' Lakes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
      • Fountain N' Lakes village
  • Audrain County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Gamma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bellflower
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Middletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jonesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • High Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Florence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Montgomery City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Eolia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sledd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Paynesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Paynesville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Annada
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Annada is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Calumet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cyrene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bowling Green
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarrants
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarrants is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
    • Louisiana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Curryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Curryville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • New Harmony
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Flint Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Foristell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wentzville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Josephville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Saint Paul
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
    • Lake Saint Louis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • O'Fallon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Melle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Dardenne Prairie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Peters
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • All Saints Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Wright City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Warrenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Truesdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Truesdale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Innsbrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village
    • Pendleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun County (IL)
  • Greene County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • East Hardin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
    • Eldred
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Eldred is located in Greene County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <1>
    • Woody
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jersey County (IL)
  • Pike County (IL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Auburn, see our County-by-County Page for Auburn.

Cemeteries Near Auburn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Auburn - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Auburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Auburn had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.

  • Briscoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Okete
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Okete is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okete
  • Whiteside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Silex
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Silex is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Davis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mackville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Famous
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Famous is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
  • Millwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Millwood is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Eolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sledd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mashek ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mashek is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashek
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Troy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Elsberry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Paynesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Paynesville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Auburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Auburn.

Newspapers Published in 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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Auburn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Auburn, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Auburn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Auburn:

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>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- Auburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Auburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.