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Welcome to Aurant ...

Aurant is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aurant, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Aurant is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Aurant lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Aurant ...

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

  • Los Angeles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Los Angeles is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <3>
  • Glendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendale is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <3>
  • Torrance
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Torrance is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <3>
  • Pasadena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pasadena is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <3>
  • Fullerton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • El Monte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • El Monte is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <3>
  • Downey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Downey is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <3>
  • Inglewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Inglewood is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <3>
  • West Covina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Norwalk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Norwalk is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aurant ...

Looking for more information about Aurant? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Aurant, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aurant.

Adding Aurant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aurant 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 (so far) for Aurant was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aurant.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aurant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.