Welcome to Aurum ...
So far, we found very little information about Aurum. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Aurum to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aurum, please Contact Us.
Aurum would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.
Aurum was founded in 1871.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Aurum is 7,150 feet [2,179 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Aurum is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Aurum was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Aurum would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Aurum ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Aurum - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aurum.
Communities near Aurum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aurum.
- Piermont ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Tippett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Cherry Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in White Pine County
- Steptoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Tungstonia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tungstonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungstonia
- Tungstonia is located in White Pine County
- McGill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- McGill is located in White Pine County
- Adverse ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Greens ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - McGill Junction ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGill Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Junction
- McGill Junction is located in White Pine County
- Parker ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Parker is located in White Pine 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 Aurum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aurum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aurum. 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 Aurum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aurum. See our Newspapers Page for Aurum.
Adding Aurum to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Aurum in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Aurum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Aurum post office opened in 1881.
We also found Aurum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Aurum.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Aurum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aurum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |