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

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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.