Welcome to Auburn ...

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.

Auburn would have been located within present day Baker County<2>.

Auburn was established in 1861.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Auburn is 4,210 feet [1,283 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Auburn is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Auburn was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Auburn, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Auburn would have been located in the (541) and (458)<4> area codes.

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, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, 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.

• Baker City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Baker City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <5>
• Haines
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Haines is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Haines
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines <5>
• Sumpter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sumpter is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Sumpter
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumpter <5>
• 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.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
• Hereford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hereford is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Hereford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <5>
• Bourne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourne is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bourne
• Bridgeport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgeport is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bridgeport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Whitney ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Whitney is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
• 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.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • China Town is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on China Town
• 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.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson

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.

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.<7>

From that list, the Auburn post office opened in 1862.

We also found Auburn in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Auburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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