The location of Auraria
Welcome to Auraria ...
So far, we have found very little information about Auraria. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Auraria to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Auraria, please Contact Us.
Auraria would have been located within present day Lumpkin County.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Auraria is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: The area where Auraria was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Auraria would have been located in the (706) & (762)<3> area codes.
Communities near Auraria ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if driven.<4>.
| Community | 2017<5> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Clermont [Map] | 952 | E | 14 miles [22.5 km] |
| Cleveland [Map] | 3,896 | NE | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
| Cumming [Map] | 6,284 | S | 19 miles [30.6 km] |
| Dahlonega [Map] | 7,007 | NE | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| Dawsonville [Map] | 2,792 | SW | 6 miles [9.7 km] |
| Gainesville [Map] | 40,359 | SE | 16 miles [25.7 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Auraria.
Communities Also Named Auraria ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found another community named Auraria - it's located in Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Auraria.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Auraria. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Auraria. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Auraria.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Auraria:
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Auraria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Auraria - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Auraria) to Point B. If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Auraria. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Auraria Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Auraria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4746, Longitude: -84.0237 [Map]. |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Auraria. |