Do you know of Aurora ???
When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer - that's the case with Aurora.
This entry has been created as a placeholder - we hope to develop more information in the future.
This entry could be in error. It might be that our source had a mis-print, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. We hope to learn more about Aurora in the future.
We found mention of Aurora as a post office, but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Aurora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
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, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico (3), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.
Adding Aurora to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Aurora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list, the Aurora post office opened in 1887.
We also found Aurora in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.
From that list:
The Aurora post office opened in 1887 and had closed by 1911.
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Aurora - Services available: no Railroad mentioned
Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |