Do you know of Aurora ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about 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 Aurora.<1>

Our sources for Aurora (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Aurora other than they indicate that Aurora would be found somewhere in Steele County, Minnesota.

Communities Also Named Aurora ...

We found 43 communities that share the name Aurora.

There is one other community in Minnesota which is also named Aurora.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 42 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 43 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

Communities Located In Minnesota ...
- Saint Louis County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Aurora [Saint Louis County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Etowah County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Aurora [Etowah County].
- Alaska
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Aurora.
- Arkansas
  - Madison County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Aurora [Madison County].
- California
  - Stanislaus County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Aurora [Stanislaus County].
- Colorado
  - Arapahoe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Aurora [Arapahoe County].
- Florida
  - Brevard County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Aurora [Brevard County].
  - Hillsborough County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Aurora [Hillsborough County].
- Georgia
  - Lumpkin County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Aurora [Lumpkin County].
- Illinois
  - Kane County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Aurora [Kane County].
- Indiana
  - Dearborn County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Aurora [Dearborn County].
- Iowa
  - Buchanan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Aurora [Buchanan County].
  - Keokuk County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Aurora [Keokuk County].
- Kansas
  - Clark County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Aurora [Clark County].
  - Cloud County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Aurora [Cloud County].
  - Coffey County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Aurora [Coffey County].
  - Cowley County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Aurora [Cowley County].
  - Jewell County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Aurora [Jewell County].
  - Norton County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Aurora [Norton County].
  - Osage County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Aurora [Osage County].
- Kentucky
  - Marshall County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Aurora [Marshall County].
- Maine
  - Hancock County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Aurora [Hancock County].
- Michigan
  - Gogebic County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Aurora [Gogebic County].
- Missouri
  - Lawrence County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Aurora [Lawrence County].
- Nebraska
  - Hamilton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Aurora [Hamilton County].
- Nevada
  - Mineral County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Aurora [Mineral County].
- New Mexico
  - Colfax County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Aurora [Colfax County].
  - Mora County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Aurora [Mora County].
  - San Miguel County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Aurora [San Miguel County].
- New York
  - Cayuga County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Aurora [Cayuga County].
- North Carolina
  - Beaufort County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Aurora [Beaufort County].
- Ohio
  - Portage County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Aurora [Portage County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Aurora.
- Oregon
  - Marion County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Aurora [Marion County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Bradford County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Aurora [Bradford County].
- South Dakota
  - Brookings County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Aurora [Brookings County].
- Texas
  - Jefferson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Aurora [Jefferson County].
  - Wise County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Aurora [Wise County].
- Utah
  - Sevier County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Aurora [Sevier County].
- West Virginia
  - Preston County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Aurora [Preston County].
- Wisconsin
  - Florence County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Aurora [Florence County].
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Aurora [Washington County].
- Wyoming
  - Carbon County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Aurora [Carbon County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Aurora ...

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

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

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

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

More Orphans in Steele 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 Steele County.

Berlin	East Meriden
	Elwood
Cooleysville
	Lysne
Dodge City
	Oak Glen

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Aurora could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.