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Auburn West Virginia Map

Explore Auburn, West Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Auburn, West Virginia

How to Use This Auburn, West Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Auburn, West Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of West Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Auburn.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Auburn
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Ritchie County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.095642
Longitude	-80.856216
Population	79
Density	91.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	26325
Area Code	304
County Seat	Harrisville
School District	Ritchie County School District

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About Auburn, West Virginia

Auburn is a locality in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 79. The population density is 91.1 people per km². Auburn is located at 39.0956°N, 80.8562°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Auburn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26325.

Auburn maintains a quiet, unassuming presence where the earth rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of limestone and shale. It lies 30.2 miles west-southwest of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 245°T), and is situated 34.7 miles west-southwest of Bridgeport. Bone Creek cuts a narrow, serpentine path through the terrain, its water reflecting the muted slate of the sky as it pulls sediment toward the horizon. To the west, the land deepens into the shadows of Brake Hollow, where the air stays cool and damp, held fast by the dense canopy of hardwoods that characterize this interior landscape. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a permanent, hazy boundary against the edge of the world. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the edges of the sycamores and turning the dust of the unpaved lanes into a fine, glowing gold.

Auburn emerged from the needs of a rugged, frontier-leaning economy, once tethered to the slow extraction of resources and the persistent labor of the timber trade. The people here have long held a sturdy independence, their livelihoods carved from the steep slopes and the small, stubborn patches of fertile soil that resist the encroachment of the forest. While the pace of modern industry has shifted elsewhere, the influence of the land remains, visible in the weathered barns and the persistent silence that settles over the fields after a hard day of work. Those seeking the wilder reaches of the region often travel toward the Toll Gate Wildlife Management Area, where the density of the woods offers a reprieve from the open clearings. Life in Auburn moves with the steady, predictable gravity of the seasons, unbothered by the clamor of the wider world, content in the quiet persistence of its own geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Smith-Bush Farm (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 169° S
Toll Gate Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 349° N
Presidents Wall (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 174° S
North Bend State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 314° NW
Murphy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 321° NW
Cedar Creek State Park (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 180° S
Doddridge County Park (Local Park) — 13.8 mi, 025° NE
Ritchie Mines Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 275° W
Old Stone Trough (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 185° S
Jackson's Mill (State Recreation Area) — 20.3 mi, 091° E
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (West Virginia Hospital for the Insane/Weston State Hospital) (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 101° E
Battle of Bulltown Union Entrenchments (Registered Battlefield) — 26.4 mi, 143° SE
Battle of Bulltown Confederate Entrenchments (Registered Battlefield) — 26.4 mi, 144° SE
Falls Mill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 27.5 mi, 144° SE
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.8 mi, 317° NW · 6,562 acres
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 28.4 mi, 329° NW · 243k acres
Mini Farm Figurines (Public Artwork) — 32.7 mi, 288° W
Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 127° SE
Latham House - Historical Renovation (Historic Ruins) — 34.4 mi, 102° E
Maniac Mountain (Attraction) — 36.9 mi, 093° E
Veterans Museum (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 288° W
Southwood Stage (Theatre) — 38.5 mi, 285° W
Atrium Gallery (Gallery) — 38.6 mi, 305° NW
Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 38.6 mi, 305° NW
Friederich Theater (Theatre) — 38.6 mi, 305° NW
Peddler of Dreams Art Space for Children (Arts Centre) — 38.9 mi, 305° NW
Hidden Marietta Tour Company (Attraction) — 39.2 mi, 304° NW
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 50.3 mi, 157° SE · 922k acres
Cranberry Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 57.3 mi, 154° SE · 48k acres
Otter Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 62.8 mi, 100° E · 21k acres

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