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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Sevier County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sevier County: Beaver, Emery, Millard, Piute, Sanpete & Wayne.

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:

  • Sevier County     (The home county of Aurora)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Salina
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vermillion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Sevier County
    • Sigurd
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Redmond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
      • Redmond is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <1>
    • Venice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
      • Venice is located in Sevier County
    • Glenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Richfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Annabella
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Central Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
      • Central Valley is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
      • Former names for Central Valley:
      • Central
      • Inverury
    • Austin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Sevier County
      • Austin has also been known as:
      • Frog Town
    • Elsinore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
      • Former names for Monroe:
      • Alma
      • Monkey Town
      • South Bend
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
  • Millard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Holden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in Millard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
      • Former names for Holden:
      • Cedar Springs
      • Fort Buttermilk
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <1>
    • Fillmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Scipio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Meadow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
      • Meadow is located in Millard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Kanosh Indian Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanosh Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanosh Indian Village
      • Kanosh Indian Village is located in Millard County
    • Hatton ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Millard County
      • Former names for Hatton:
      • Corn Creek
      • Lower Corn Creek
      • Petersburg
    • Kanosh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Sanpete County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Axtell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
      • Axtell is located in Sanpete County
    • Clarion ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
      • Clarion is located in Sanpete County
    • Centerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Gunnison ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Gunnison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gunnison
      • Fort Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
    • Gunnison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
      • Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,675 people
      • Former name for Gunnison:
      • Hog Wallow
      • Gunnison has also been known as:
      • Gunnison City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <1>
    • Mayfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Former names for Mayfield:
      • Cobblehaven
      • Frog Hollow
      • New London
      • Order
      • Skinny
      • Skunk
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <1>
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Sanpete County
    • Fayette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sterling
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Former names for Sterling:
      • Buncetown
      • Bunceville
      • Leesburg
      • Pettytown
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>
    • Morrison ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Sanpete County
    • Fort Manti ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Manti. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Manti
      • Fort Manti is located in Sanpete County
      • Former names for Fort Manti:
      • Little Stone Fort
      • Manti Log Fort
    • Manti
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
      • Manti is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
      • Former name for Manti:
      • Copenhagen
      • Manti has also been known as:
      • Manti City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manti <1>

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

Newspapers Published in 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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aurora.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aurora, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aurora.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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.

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>

While we didn't find Aurora in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aurora.

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

  • Salina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sigurd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Redmond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
    • Redmond is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <1>
  • Glenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Richfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Annabella
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gunnison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
    • Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,675 people
    • Former name for Gunnison:
    • Hog Wallow
    • Gunnison has also been known as:
    • Gunnison City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <1>
  • Mayfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Mayfield is located in Sanpete County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Former names for Mayfield:
    • Cobblehaven
    • Frog Hollow
    • New London
    • Order
    • Skinny
    • Skunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <1>
  • Elsinore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Sanpete County
  • Fayette
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Holden
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Holden is located in Millard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Former names for Holden:
    • Cedar Springs
    • Fort Buttermilk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <1>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fillmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Monroe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
      • Former names for Monroe:
      • Alma
      • Monkey Town
      • South Bend
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
    • Sterling
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Former names for Sterling:
      • Buncetown
      • Bunceville
      • Leesburg
      • Pettytown
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>

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.

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 Sevier County: www.sevierutah.net/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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>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.
<4>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 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: 38.9222, Longitude: -111.9376    
<5>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.
<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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