Welcome to Aurora ...
Aurora is located in Marshall County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Aurora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
When the people of Aurora refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Auroran<2>
Aurora is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Aurora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Aurora: 270 & 364<4>
Communities Also Named Aurora ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Aurora - they are located in Alabama, Alaska (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (7), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico (3), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aurora.
Websites for Aurora ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.marshallcounty.net/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Aurora, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Aurora ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aurora.
- Murray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Calloway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Murray
- From Aurora to Murray
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Benton
- From Aurora to Benton
- Cadiz
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadiz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Cadiz is located in Trigg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cadiz
- From Aurora to Cadiz
- Kuttawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuttawa
- Kuttawa is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuttawa <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kuttawa
- From Aurora to Kuttawa
- Hardin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Hardin is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <5>
- Grand Rivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
- Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <5>
- Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olive. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Olive
- From Aurora to Olive
- Fairdealing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairdealing
- From Aurora to Fairdealing
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Almo
(9 miles [14.5 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 Aurora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aurora.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aurora. 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 Aurora.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aurora. See our Newspapers Page for Aurora.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aurora ...
Looking for more information about Aurora? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Aurora, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Aurora.
Adding Aurora to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Aurora 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 Aurora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Aurora post office opened in 1837.
We also found Aurora in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Aurora.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aurora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Aurora refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Aurora may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aurora - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Aurora area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Aurora 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |