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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 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 Nemaha County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nemaha County: Atchison (MO), Holt (MO), Johnson, Otoe, Pawnee & Richardson.

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:

  • Nemaha County     (The home county of Auburn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Howe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Howe is located in Nemaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Rohrs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rohrs is located in Nemaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrs
    • Peru
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Brownville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Nemaha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Nemaha is located in Nemaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Nemaha has also been known as:
      • Nemaha City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <1>
    • Julian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Julian is located in Nemaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
  • Cass County
    • Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Graf ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Graf is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
    • Elk Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cook is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <1>
    • Tecumseh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Saint Mary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
    • Vesta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Vesta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Sterling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Crab Orchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Otoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Talmage
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nebraska City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dunbar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyoming
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Wyoming is located in Otoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Burr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Syracuse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Otoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Unadilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Table Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Steinauer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pawnee City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Du Bois
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Richardson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Stella
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Shubert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Humboldt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dawson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Barada
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Barada is located in Richardson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Verdon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Salem is located in Richardson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Straussville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Straussville is located in Richardson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straussville
    • Nim City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Nim City is located in Richardson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
    • Arago ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Arago is located in Richardson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
    • Falls City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Preston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Preston is located in Richardson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Fremont County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Hamburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <1>
    • Payne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Percival
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • High Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
    • Riverton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sidney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sidney is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
    • McPaul
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
    • Farragut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thurman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Anderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Anderson is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Nemaha County (KS)
    • Bern
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bern is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Atchison County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Phelps City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
    • Watson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Rock Port
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Farmers City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
    • Fairfax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Fairfax is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <1>
    • Tarkio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tarkio is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarkio <1>
    • Westboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Holt County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Corning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Craig
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Craig is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <1>

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Auburn had a population of 1,537 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Auburn had a population of 3,342 people.

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

  • Howe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Howe is located in Nemaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
  • Glenrock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenrock is located in Nemaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
  • Peru
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nemaha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Nemaha is located in Nemaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Nemaha has also been known as:
    • Nemaha City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <1>
  • Brownville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Julian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Julian is located in Nemaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Stella
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Phelps City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
  • Shubert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Watson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Talmage
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Graf ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Graf is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
    • Paul
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Paul is located in Otoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul

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 the Vicinity of 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 214 newspapers that have been published in the area around Auburn.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Auburn. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Auburn and those printed in the larger area surrounding Auburn.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Auburn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Auburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.