Do you know of West Aurora ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about West Aurora. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with West Aurora.<1>

We found mention of West Aurora as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Kane County, Illinois.

Communities Also Named West Aurora ...

We found one communities that share the name West Aurora.

Within Illinois, the name West Aurora is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named West Aurora in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Miller County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of West Aurora [Miller County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for West Aurora ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about West Aurora:

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

The FIPS database contains an entry for West Aurora.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 17/79917   (Place Name: West Aurora)

County: Kane     (FIPS State/County: 17/089)

Class: U6

Identifies a populated place (ie- West Aurora) that is wholly or substantially located outside the boundaries of any incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) that has an authoritative common name recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Kane County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Kane County.