Our Genealogy Helper
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Fauquier County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fauquier County: Clarke, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Stafford & Warren.
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:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Auburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Frytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Catlett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Opal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Broad Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Turnbull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Blackwell Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Brent Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Bealeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Berrys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Rixeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Lignum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Eggbornsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Culpeper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Griffinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Waylands Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- London Towne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chantilly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Pender
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Random Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Sideburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Floris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Burke
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Occoquan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Offutt Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Lenah
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Middleburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Aldie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Welbourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Mountville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Unison
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Waxpool
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Philomont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White Pump
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Madison County
- Tryme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Indian Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Wilderness
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- True Blue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Nokesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bristow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haymarket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Bataan Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Locust Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Waterfall Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Bull Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Iron Gate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Amissville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reager
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Scrabble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rediviva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Slate Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Sperryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Dunavant
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Brockroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Parker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Waverly Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Cropp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- King James Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Hartwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Aquia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Stafford Lakes Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Canterbury Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Berea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Applewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Front Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburn, with the one closest to Auburn listed first.
- Riverview Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Indian Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Potomac Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Doncaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Montgomery County (MD)
- Edwards Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
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.
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 158 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.
- Meetze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Casanova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Catlett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Calverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calverton is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
- Buckland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nokesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Opal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Haymarket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bealeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 39 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 12 miles [19.3 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 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:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fredericksburg City
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Charles County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |