Auburn is an

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Wake County Wake County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most-populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the U ...

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, United States, just southeast of

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. It lies approximately halfway between

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and Clayton along Garner Road, a former alignment of

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. The borders of the community are not well defined, but it is centered along Garner Road between Auburn Church Road and Guy Road.

History

The

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established a depot at Auburn, halfway between Garner and Clayton. A small community grew around the depot, which was later annexed into Garner.

Landmarks

The

Wayland E. Poole House The Wayland E. Poole House is a historic home located near Auburn, North Carolina, Auburn, Wake County, North Carolina, a small, unincorporated community located to the east of Garner, North Carolina, Garner. Built in 1911, the house is a Queen A ...

is located in Auburn and listed on the

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. Near Auburn, there are three of the broadcast towers for

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area media outlets: the WRAL HDTV Tower, the

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and the

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. The now-closed Mount Auburn School (a former elementary school and later Wake County Sheriff's Office training site) and the

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also lie near Auburn. Two large churches, Mt. Moriah Church on Garner Road, and Springfield Baptist Church, located on Auburn Knightdale Road, are also prominent landmarks. Like much of Wake County, the area has undergone a development boom in recent years, anchored by the Auburn Village residential development along Auburn-Knightdale Road, just north of Garner Road. A small industrial park on Greenfield Parkway lies immediately to the west of the community.

References

Unincorporated communities in North Carolina Unincorporated communities in Wake County, North Carolina {{WakeCountyNC-geo-stub