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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Auburn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Auburn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Auburn, please Contact Us.

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 hospitals and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Auburn is historic, it would have been located within present day Baker County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baker County: Adams (ID), Grant, Malheur, Union, Wallowa & Washington.

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:

  • Baker County     (The home county of Auburn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Baker City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
      • Baker City is located in Baker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
      • Baker City has also been known as:
      • Baker
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <2>
    • Pocahontas ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
      • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
    • Sumpter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Haines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hereford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bourne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Bourne is located in Baker County
    • Bridgeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Baker County
    • Hutchinson ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
      • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
    • China Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
      • China Town is located in Baker County
    • Keating
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
      • Keating is located in Baker County
    • Unity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Baker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <2>
    • Durkee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Cabell City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabell City
      • Cabell City is located in Grant County
    • Granite
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Austin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Grant County
    • Bates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Malheur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
    • Malheur City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
      • Malheur City is located in Malheur County
    • Ironside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Union County
    • North Powder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
      • North Powder is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Auburn, see our County-by-County Page for 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 30 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 22 miles [35.4 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Auburn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Auburn Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191022 <6>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McEwen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McEwen Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McEwen Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the northwest of Sumpter.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McEwen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252726 <6>
  • Baker City Chinese Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wingville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Blue Mtn. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Asa Fleetwood Family Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the northwest of Baker City.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alder Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252750 <6>
  • Big Flat Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Big Flat Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Flat Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38581 <6>
  • Haines Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Boyer Family Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyer Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171607 <6>
    • Whitney Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Whitney Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitney Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246786 <6>
    • Bridgeport Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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.

Auburn itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 60 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.

  • Baker City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
    • Baker City is located in Baker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
    • Baker City has also been known as:
    • Baker
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <2>
  • Encina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Encina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encina
    • Encina is located in Baker County
  • Sumpter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hereford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Haines
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Baker County
  • Bridgeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Unity
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Unity is located in Baker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <2>
  • Malheur City ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
    • Malheur City is located in Malheur County
  • North Powder
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
    • North Powder is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <2>
  • Durkee
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Granite
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Granite is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ironside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Medical Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medical Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Springs
      • Medical Springs is located in Union County
    • Austin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Grant County

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.

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Auburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Auburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6991, Longitude: -117.9444    
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.




 

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