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Our Genealogy Helper

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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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 primarily located in Kane County. A portion of Aurora extends into DuPage County, Will County and Kendall County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kane County: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kendall, McHenry & Will.

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:

  • Kane County     (The home county of Aurora)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • North Aurora
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
      • North Aurora is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
    • Mooseheart
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooseheart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooseheart
      • Mooseheart is located in Kane County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooseheart <2>
    • Batavia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
      • Batavia is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <2>
    • Sugar Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Geneva
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Elburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elburn
      • Elburn is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elburn <2>
    • Saint Charles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <2>
    • Kaneville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
      • Kaneville is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaneville <2>
    • Big Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Big Rock is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rock <2>
    • Bonnie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
      • Bonnie is located in Kane County
      • Bonnie has also been known as:
      • Bonnie Valley
    • Campton Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
      • Campton Hills is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,063 people
      • Campton Hills has also been known as:
      • Campton Hills village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton Hills <2>
    • Wasco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
      • Wasco is located in Kane County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <2>
    • Lily Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lily Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
      • Lily Lake is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Lemont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hanover Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Park
      • Hanover Park is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover Park <2>
    • Streamwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streamwood
      • Streamwood is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streamwood <2>
    • Burr Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Ridge
      • Burr Ridge is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr Ridge <2>
    • Indian Head Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
      • Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
    • Western Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Countryside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
      • Countryside is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,862 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Countryside <2>
    • Hillside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Willow Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
      • Willow Springs is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Springs <2>
    • Hoffman Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
      • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <2>
    • Berkeley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
      • Berkeley is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <2>
    • Schaumburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
      • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <2>
    • Elk Grove Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove Village
      • Elk Grove Village is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Grove Village <2>
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Hinckley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sandwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Franks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
      • Franks is located in DeKalb County
    • Somonauk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cortland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
      • Cortland is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <2>
    • Waterman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
      • Waterman is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterman <2>
    • Sycamore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
    • Elva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
      • Elva is located in DeKalb County
    • De Kalb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Charter Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
      • Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
    • Coltonville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
      • Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
    • New Lebanon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
      • New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
    • Shabbona Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
      • Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Eola
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
      • Eola is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eola <2>
    • Warrenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
      • Warrenville is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenville <2>
    • Naperville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • West Chicago
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
      • West Chicago is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
    • Winfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingalton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
      • Ingalton is located in DuPage County
    • Lisle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
      • Lisle is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisle <2>
    • Wayne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <2>
    • Wheaton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
      • Woodridge is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <2>
    • Carol Stream
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Stream
      • Carol Stream is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carol Stream <2>
    • Bartlett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <2>
    • Glen Ellyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Minooka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minooka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
      • Minooka is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minooka <2>
    • Channahon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channahon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channahon
      • Channahon is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channahon <2>
    • Sand Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
      • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
    • Nettle Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
      • Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
    • Morris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <2>
    • Claypool
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
      • Claypool is located in Grundy County
    • Gaslight Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
      • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Boulder Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
      • Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
    • Montgomery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
    • Oswego
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bristol
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yorkville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Yorkville is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <2>
    • Plano
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <2>
    • Little Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
      • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
    • Plattville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
      • Plattville is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Millbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <2>
    • Newark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
    • Lisbon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Millington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheridan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <2>
    • Leland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <2>
    • Serena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Serena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serena
      • Serena is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Serena <2>
    • Stavanger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
      • Stavanger is located in La Salle County
    • Blakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
      • Blakes is located in La Salle County
  • Lake County
    • Deer Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <2>
  • McHenry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Algonquin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Huntley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <2>
    • Lake-in-the-Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-in-the-Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
      • Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <2>
    • Fox River Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox River Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River Grove
      • Fox River Grove is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox River Grove <2>
    • Trout Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
      • Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
    • Normantown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
      • Normantown is located in Will County
    • Plainfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolingbrook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolingbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
      • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <2>
    • Bloomfield Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
      • Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
    • Colonial Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Will County
    • Winston Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
      • Winston Village is located in Will County
    • Romeoville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeoville
      • Romeoville is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeoville <2>
    • Summerfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Will County
    • Crystal Lawns
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lawns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
      • Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
    • Crest Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
      • Crest Hill is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crest Hill <2>
    • Shorewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
      • Shorewood is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <2>
    • Lockport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont is located in Will County

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 177 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 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of 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 professional and volunteer 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.

  • East Aurora Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Aurora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Aurora Cemetery
  • West Aurora Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Aurora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Aurora Cemetery
  • Spring Lake Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
  • Solfisburg Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solfisburg Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solfisburg Memorial Park
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • French Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Montgomery.
    • The St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108071 <4>
  • Continue List   (379 more) ...
    • Aurora Twp. Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Marywood Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marywood Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marywood Catholic Cemetery
    • Wormley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Aurora had a population of 19,688 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Aurora had a population of 196,383 people.

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

  • Montgomery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Kendall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,181 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
  • North Aurora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
    • North Aurora is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
  • Eola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Eola is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eola <2>
  • Frontenac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
    • Frontenac is located in DuPage County
  • Oswego
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Warrenhurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenhurst
    • Warrenhurst is located in DuPage County
  • Batavia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Batavia is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <2>
  • Sugar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bristol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Warrenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
    • Warrenville is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenville <2>
  • Bald Mound
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Mound
    • Bald Mound is located in Kane County
  • Normantown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
    • Normantown is located in Will County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Naperville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Geneva
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Yorkville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Yorkville is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <2>

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.aurora-il.org/

The official website for Kane County: www.co.kane.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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: 41.7582, Longitude: -88.3150    
<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>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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