Nearest Communities to Aurora,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Aurora, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Aurora:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Aurora is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Mineral County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mineral County: Mono (CA), Churchill, Esmeralda, Lyon & Nye.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 42 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Aurora. Of these communities, 26 are located in counties other than Mineral County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Aurora (which is Mineral County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Aurora
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Mineral County (where Aurora resides)
- County Seat for Mineral: Hawthorne
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Nevada
- Mineral County
- From Family Search:
- State of Nevada
- Mineral County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Nevada
- Mineral County
- Nearest Communities to Aurora ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Aurora.
- Esmeralda ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Del Monte ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Fletcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Coryville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Lucky Boy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Jaggersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaggersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaggersville
- Jaggersville is located in Mineral County
- Qualeys Camp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qualeys Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualeys Camp
- Qualeys Camp is located in Mineral County
- Whiskey Spring ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Spring
- Whiskey Spring is located in Mineral County
- Montelle ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Schweer Housing Area
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schweer Housing Area have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schweer Housing Area
- Schweer Housing Area is located in Mineral County
- Babbitt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt
- Babbitt is located in Mineral County
- Hawthorne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Hawthorne is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Dutch Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Creek
- Dutch Creek is located in Mineral County
- Walker Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Lake
- Walker Lake is located in Mineral County
- Thorne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Marietta ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Marietta is located in Mineral County
- Dutch Creek ‑ Historic
- Lyon County
- County Website: www.lyon-county.org/
- County Seat for Lyon: Yerington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Nevada
- Lyon County
- From Family Search:
- State of Nevada
- Lyon County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Nevada
- Lyon County
- Nearest Communities to Aurora ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Aurora.
- Elbow Stage Station ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow Stage Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Stage Station
- Elbow Stage Station is located in Lyon County
- Wichman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichman
- Wichman is located in Lyon County
- Sweetwater ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Lyon County
- Cambridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Pine Grove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
- Sulfur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mono County
- County Website: www.monocounty.ca.gov/
- County Seat for Mono: Bridgeport (CA)
- Note: The western boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of California
- Mono County
- From Family Search:
- State of California
- Mono County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of California
- Mono County
- Nearest Communities to Aurora ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Aurora.
- Bodie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodie
- Bodie is located in Mono County (CA)
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Chinatown is located in Mono County (CA)
- Masonic ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Upper Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Town
- Upper Town is located in Mono County (CA)
- Lower Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Lower Town is located in Mono County (CA)
- Chemung Mine ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chemung Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung Mine
- Chemung Mine is located in Mono County (CA)
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Willow Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Mono County (CA)
- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Mono County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
- Belfort ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Belfort is located in Mono County (CA)
- Mono City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono City
- Mono City is located in Mono County (CA)
- Dunderberg Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunderberg Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunderberg Mill
- Dunderberg Mill is located in Mono County (CA)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mono Lake ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Lee Vining
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Vining
- Lee Vining is located in Mono County (CA)
- Former names for Lee Vining:
- Lakeview
- Leevining
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Vining <5>
- Lundy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
- Lundy is located in Mono County (CA)
- Former name for Lundy:
- Mill Creek
- Mono Mills ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Mills
- Mono Mills is located in Mono County (CA)
- Fales Hot Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fales Hot Springs
- Fales Hot Springs is located in Mono County (CA)
- Mono Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
- Mono Village is located in Mono County (CA)
- Pizona ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Sonora Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora Junction
- Sonora Junction is located in Mono County (CA)
- Mono Lake ‑ Historic
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aurora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aurora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2867, Longitude: -118.9009 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aurora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking. We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |