Town of Aurora, Brookings County, South Dakota, United States

Overview of Aurora

• Name:
  Aurora
• Official Name:
  Town of Aurora
• Place Type:
  Incorporated Town (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Brookings County, South Dakota, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Named by Mrs. W.R. Stowe of Brookings, SD from Aurora, IL, her old home, which was named from Aurora, NY, from Latin word meaning "morning," "dawn," "east." (SD-T83/p. 40)
• Surveys:
  Fifth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 49 West
  

  Townships: 109 North, 110 North
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:44.284134844° 17' 02.9"N

  Longitude:-96.685606096° 41' 08.2"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Bushnell 3.7 mi. NE
  • Brookings 5.9 mi. W
  • Sundahl Trailer Court (Brookings Township) 6 mi. NW
  • White 10.6 mi. N
  • Elkton 10.6 mi. E
  • Volga 12.2 mi. W
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Saint Wiliams Catholic 0.1 mi. NW
  • Fairlawn (Aurora Township) 0.9 mi. E
  • A Prairie (Brookings) 5.6 mi. W
  • Fountain (Aurora Township) 5.7 mi. N
  • Calvary (Brookings) 6.4 mi. W
  • Greenwood (Brookings) 6.5 mi. W
  • Lutheran (Brookings Township) 7 mi. W
  • Riverview (Riverview Township, Moody County) 7.1 mi. S
  • Scandinavian Lutheran (Brookings Township) 9.2 mi. NW
  • Lake Campbell (Medary Township) 10.1 mi. SW
  • Kirby (Volga Township) 10.2 mi. W
  • Fair View (Sherman Township) 10.7 mi. N
• Population:
  460
• Elevation:
  495 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  179154168
• Updated May 4, 2020