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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Salem County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Salem County: New Castle (DE), Cumberland & Gloucester.

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:

  • Salem County     (The home county of Auburn)
  • Atlantic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Collings Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
    • Hammonton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Burlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Maple Shade
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greentree Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
    • Marlton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Marlton is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
    • Ramblewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Cinnaminson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Riverton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Riverside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Blackwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Brooklawn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Glendora is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Gloucester City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Camden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
    • Laurel Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Wood - Lynne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Andrews
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Andrews is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Ablett Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
    • Ashland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashland is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Echelon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Echelon is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
  • Cumberland County
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Beckett
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
    • Bridgeport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cooper
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mullica Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Avis Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibbstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
    • Mickleton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ferrell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Centre City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Centre City is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
    • Mantua
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckingham Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
    • Oak Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
  • Kent County (DE)
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Bellefonte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Claymont Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
    • Claymont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Oak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgemoor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Analine Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
    • Aniline Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
    • White Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
    • Whites Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Windy Bush
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Arden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
    • Ardencroft
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Allegheny County (PA)
    • Overbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Chester County (PA)
  • Delaware County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Marcus Hook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Linwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Trainer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
    • Chester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Upland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Boothwyn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Creekside Village at Naamans
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Baldwin is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Bridgewater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Brookhaven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Eddystone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Parkside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Parkside is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
  • Indiana County (PA)
    • Ernest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County (PA)
  • Philadelphia County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Bartram Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
    • Southwest Center City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
    • University City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Old City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Old City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Philadelphia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
    • Manayunk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Port Richmond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxborough
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Upsal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Germantown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Logan Station ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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 203 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.

  • Sharptown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sharptown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
  • Point Airy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Point Airy is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
  • Perkintown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Perkintown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkintown
  • Rulon Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rulon Road is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulon Road
  • Pedricktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pedricktown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedricktown
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Prospect is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Harrisonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Harrisonville is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
  • Fenwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fenwick is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
  • Tomlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tomlin is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlin
  • Asbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Asbury is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
  • Cooper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bridgeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Oakland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Oakland is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Yorktown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorktown is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Mullica Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 181 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'.