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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 Four Corners (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 Four Corners. 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.

Name Variations for Auburn Four Corners ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Auburn Four Corners: Auburn Four Cors.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Susquehanna County: Broome (NY), Tioga (NY), Bradford, Lackawanna, Wayne & Wyoming.

Below are the counties that are near Auburn Four Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Auburn Four Corners:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Auburn Four Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Auburn Four Corners.

Cemeteries Near Auburn Four Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Auburn Four Corners.

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 Four Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Auburn Four Corners, with the one closest to Auburn Four Corners listed first.

  • Bunnell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunnell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tyler Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jersey Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • East Rush Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Rush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lynn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • County Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rush Center Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Center Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Center Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (324 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Auburn Four Corners had a population of 95 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Rush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rush
    • East Rush is located in Susquehanna County
  • Elk Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Center
    • Auburn Center is located in Susquehanna County
  • Springville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Susquehanna County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <2>
  • Tyler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tyler
    • From Auburn Four Corners to Tyler
  • Lynn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Susquehanna County
  • Dimock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimock
    • Dimock is located in Susquehanna County
  • Retta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
    • Retta is located in Susquehanna County
  • Rush
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
    • Rush is located in Susquehanna County
  • South Auburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Auburn
    • South Auburn is located in Susquehanna County
  • Avery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Wyoming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Avery
    • From Auburn Four Corners to Avery
  • Fairdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • West Auburn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
      • West Auburn is located in Susquehanna County
    • Lemon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lemon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
      • Lemon is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lemon
      • From Auburn Four Corners to Lemon
    • South Montrose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Auburn Four Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Auburn Four Corners.

Newspapers Published in Auburn Four Corners ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Auburn Four Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Auburn Four Corners, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Auburn Four Corners.

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 Four Corners:

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Auburn Four Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Auburn Four Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7201, Longitude: -75.9805       In this case, the coordinates for Auburn Four Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Four Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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