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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 Aurora (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 Aurora. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Aurora is located in Marion County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Benton, Clackamas, Deschutes, Linn, Polk, Wasco & Yamhill.

Below are the counties that are near Aurora. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aurora:

  • Marion County     (The home county of Aurora)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
    • Hubbard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Donald
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donald <1>
    • Butteville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
    • Woodburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Woodburn is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <1>
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
    • McKee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
      • McKee is located in Marion County
    • Gervais
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gervais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gervais
      • Gervais is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gervais <1>
    • Saint Paul
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Angel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Downs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
      • Downs is located in Marion County
    • Scotts Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mills
      • Scotts Mills is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Mills <1>
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Barlow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Canby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
      • Canby is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <1>
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
    • Wilsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Liberal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
    • Mulino
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Carus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
      • Carus is located in Clackamas County
    • Willamette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willamette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
      • Willamette is located in Clackamas County
    • Rivergrove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivergrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
      • Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Canemah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
      • Canemah is located in Clackamas County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Clackamas County
    • Oregon City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Milwaukie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hillsdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
    • Woodstock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
    • Portland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Laurelhurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
    • Montavilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
    • Hazelwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Maywood Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood Park
      • Maywood Park is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood Park <1>
    • Gresham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <1>
    • Rockwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
      • Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
    • Powell Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
      • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
    • Salemtowne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
    • Zena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
      • Zena is located in Polk County
    • Eola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
      • Eola is located in Polk County
    • Crowley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
    • Rickreall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Middleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
    • Sherwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <1>
    • Durham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,908 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
    • King City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
      • King City is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <1>
    • Tigard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
      • Tigard is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <1>
    • Kinton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
      • Kinton is located in Washington County
    • Scholls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Metzger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metzger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
    • Progress
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Washington County
    • Beaverton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
      • Beaverton is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <1>
    • Raleigh Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
    • Farmington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Washington County
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Newberg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
      • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <1>
    • Dundee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
    • Dayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Lafayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Eola Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
    • Carlton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cove Orchard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
    • McMinnville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Whiteson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
    • Yamhill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Amity
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <1>
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Fisher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Cascade Park West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Vancouver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cascade Park East
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazel Dell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Minnehaha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Camas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
      • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aurora, see our County-by-County Page for Aurora.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Aurora ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aurora.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Aurora. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Aurora and those printed in the larger area surrounding Aurora.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of Aurora.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Aurora:

Cemeteries Near Aurora ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aurora.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aurora covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.

  • Aurora Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Aurora IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Irvin Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Colony Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Colony Cemetery
  • Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Marks Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marks Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marks Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39086 <4>
  • Barlow Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
  • Blosser / Amish / Erb / Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gleason Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38828 <4>
  • Zion Mennonite Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (248 more) ...
    • Gribble Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gribble Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Gribble Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gribble Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gribble Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38851 <4>
    • Baker Prairie Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hubbard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Aurora had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Aurora had a population of 1,039 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.

  • Barlow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Hubbard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Canby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
    • Canby is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <1>
  • Needy ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
    • Needy is located in Clackamas County
  • Macksburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
  • Butteville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Butteville is located in Marion County
  • New Era ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
    • New Era is located in Clackamas County
  • Wilsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
    • Woodburn is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <1>
  • Champoeg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
    • Champoeg is located in Marion County
  • Mulino
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • McKee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • McKee is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Union Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Union Mills is located in Clackamas County
    • Carus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
      • Carus is located in Clackamas County
    • Middleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Washington County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aurora. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aurora.

The official website for Aurora: www.ci.aurora.or.us/

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aurora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aurora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2290, Longitude: -122.7574       In this case, the coordinates for Aurora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Aurora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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