City of Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska, United States

Overview of Aurora

• Name:
  Aurora
• Official Name:
  City of Aurora
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  United States
  

  Hamilton County, Nebraska
  Sixth Principal Meridian (100%)
  

  Township 10 North, Range 6 West (75%)
  

  Section 4 (33%)
  Section 3 (12%)
  Section 6 (9%)
  Section 21 (5%)
  Section 5 (5%)
  Section 10 (4%)
  Section 9 (4%)
  Section 22 (2%)
  Section 16 (1%)
  

  Township 11 North, Range 6 West (25%)
  

  Section 33 (14%)
  Section 34 (8%)
  Section 32 (2%)
  
• History (GNIS):
  Surveyed and platted in 1882 and named by David Stone, an early settler, for the hometown of his wife, Aurora, Illinois. (NE-T18/p71)
• Surveys:
  Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 6 West
  

  Township 10 North
  

  Sections: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22

  Township 11 North
  

  Sections: 32, 33, 34
• County Seat of:
  Hamilton County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:40.867234440° 52' 02.0"N

  Longitude:-98.004221298° 00' 15.2"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Murphy 5.7 mi. W
  • Hampton 6.2 mi. E
  • Marquette 9.4 mi. N
  • Giltner 10.1 mi. SW
  • Stockham 11 mi. S
  • Phillips 11.2 mi. W
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Aurora 1.3 mi. N
  • Salem 4.5 mi. N
  • Lincoln Valley 4.7 mi. NE
  • Prairie Gem 5 mi. S
  • Salem 5.4 mi. SE
  • Siloa 5.7 mi. NW
  • Hampton 5.8 mi. E
  • Youst 6.4 mi. E
  • Richland 6.9 mi. N
  • United 7.7 mi. NE
  • Seaton 8.8 mi. SW
  • Franklin 9.3 mi. S
• Population:
  4,265
• Elevation:
  546 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  751648634
• Updated Apr 19, 2020