Welcome to Auburn ...

Auburn is located in Walsh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Auburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Auburn is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Auburn lies within the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Auburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 46 communities that are also named Auburn - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Auburn ...

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

• Grafton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <3>
• Park River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
  • Park River is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <3>
• Drayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
  • Drayton is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayton <3>
• Minto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
  • Minto is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minto <3>
• Saint Thomas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
  • Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <3>
• Hoople
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoople
  • Hoople is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <3>
• Edinburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
• Crystal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <3>
• Pisek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
  • Pisek is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisek <3>
• Canton City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
  • Canton City is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Canton City has also been known as:
  • Hensel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Auburn ...

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

Adding Auburn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Auburn post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Auburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/