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Welcome to Aurora ...Aurora is located in Washington County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Aurora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854. When the people of Aurora refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Auroran<2> Aurora is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Aurora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Aurora: (262) Communities Also Named Aurora ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Aurora: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Florence County. Beyond Wisconsin, 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, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, West Virginia 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.
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. Adding Aurora to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Aurora 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Aurora in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Aurora. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aurora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.wi.us/ The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/ Footnotes ...
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