Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Aurora came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Aurora in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Aurora. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Aurora data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Aurora:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

Aurora is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Aurora in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Aurora for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Aurora. See our Misc Page for Aurora for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Aurora:

The following routes mentioned Aurora as a scheduled stop:

The California Zephyr: From the timetable for the California Zephyr (train schedule from 1954). The defunct California Zephyr travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)

The Empire Builder: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Empire Builder (schedule from 1947). The Empire Builder travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)

The Western Star: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Western Star (schedule from 1970). The Western Star travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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