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Welcome to Auraria ...

So far, we 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<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Auraria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Auraria is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Auraria was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Auraria was located: 706 & 762<4>

Communities Also Named Auraria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Auraria - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Auraria.

Communities near Auraria ...

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

  • Gainesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gainesville Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
    • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
  • Willow ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
  • Gaines Ferry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaines Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
    • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
  • Dahlonega
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumming
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cleveland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackshear Place
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackshear Place have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
    • Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
  • Dawsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Auraria.

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

Adding Auraria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Auraria 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 for Auraria was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1834.

We also found Auraria in the book titled .<7> X3X - From that list, the Auraria post office opened in 1841.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Auraria.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Auraria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Lumpkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Auraria - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Auraria area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Auraria area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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