Welcome to Aurora ...

Aurora is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aurora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

When the people of Aurora refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Auroran<2>

Aurora is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Aurora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Aurora: (270)

Websites for Aurora ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallcounty.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Aurora, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Aurora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Aurora - they are located in Alabama, Alaska (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (7), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico (3), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aurora.

Communities near Aurora ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aurora.

• Murray
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Calloway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
• Benton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Cadiz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadiz have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Trigg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
• Kuttawa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuttawa
  • Kuttawa is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuttawa <4>
• Hardin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
• Grand Rivers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <4>
• Olive
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Olive is located in Marshall County
• Fairdealing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
  • Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
• Dexter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Calloway County
• Almo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
  • Almo is located in Calloway County

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 Aurora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aurora.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aurora. 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 Aurora.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aurora. See our Newspapers Page for Aurora.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aurora ...

Looking for more information about Aurora? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Aurora, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Aurora.

Adding Aurora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aurora 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 Aurora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Aurora post office opened in 1837.

We also found Aurora in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aurora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/