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Welcome to Aurora Springs ...

Aurora Springs is located in Miller County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Aurora Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

A typical abbreviation for Aurora Springs: Aurora Spgs. (or less commonly used: Aurora Spngs. or Aurora Sprngs.)

Aurora Springs is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Aurora Springs is within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Aurora Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Aurora Springs - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aurora Springs.

Communities near Aurora Springs ...

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

  • Osage Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Beach
    • Osage Beach is located in Camden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage Beach <4>
  • Versailles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
    • Versailles is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
  • Four Seasons
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
    • Four Seasons is located in Camden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
    • Four Seasons has also been known as:
    • Village of Four Seasons
  • Lake Ozark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ozark
    • Lake Ozark is located in Camden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ozark <4>
  • Laurie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie
    • Laurie is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurie <4>
  • Russellville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Russellville is located in Cole County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
  • Sunrise Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Sunrise Beach is located in Camden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach <4>
  • Lakeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeland is located in Miller County
  • Saint Elizabeth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elizabeth
    • Saint Elizabeth is located in Miller County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Elizabeth <4>
  • Tuscumbia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aurora Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aurora Springs. 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 Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aurora Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Aurora Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aurora Springs ...

Looking for more information about Aurora Springs? 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 Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aurora Springs.

Adding Aurora Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aurora Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aurora Springs post office opened in 1882.

We also found Aurora Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aurora Springs.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aurora Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Miller, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aurora Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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