Welcome to Aurora ...

Aurora is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Aurora is located in Gogebic County<1>.

When the people of Aurora refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Auroran<2>

Aurora is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Aurora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Aurora, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Aurora: 906

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), Kentucky, Maine, 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.

Communities near Aurora ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aurora.

• Bessemer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <4>
• Wakefield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>
• Montreal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
• North Ironwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
• Yale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Yale is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
• Ramsay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
• Thomaston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
• Connorville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
• Hartley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hartley is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Hartley has also been known as:
  • Hartleys
• Cedar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedar is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Aurora, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aurora.