Aurora, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fairdealing census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42048. It stands on Terrapin Branch. The Survey maps it on the Fairdealing quadrangle.
On record in Aurora
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Cherokee State Parklisted 2009 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1936 USGS Golden Pond quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Hiatt quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS Hiatt quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Fairdealing quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Golden Pond quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
4 photographs, 2020Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
26 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Aurora between 1997 and 2020, burning about 258 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | FENTON 26 |
| 30 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | SPRITE |
| 28 May 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | FENTON |
| 24 May 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | FENTON |
| 12 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 81 acres | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | HIGGINS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Aurora: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Payne Chert | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Jonathan Creek Clay | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
8 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aurora in 8 storm reports between 2002 and 2017: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Flood | Aurora | $30,000 | High water levels on Kentucky Lake caused flooding of lakeshore docking facilities, boat ramps, and lake access roads. Many lakeshore resorts and campgrounds were closed due to flooding of their facilities. Marinas on the lake were closed, and some docks were damaged. Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park experienced flooding of low-lying areas, including breakwaters. The Coast Guard closed parts of Kentucky Lake to all recreational boating. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Aurora | - | Golf ball size hail fell at the Kenlake State Resort Park on Kentucky Lake. |
| January 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Highway department officials reported two trees were down over a road. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Aurora | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Aurora | - | no account filed |
| February 2012 | Hail | Aurora | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Aurora | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Ridge (historical) | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Unity | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Olive | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Joppa | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Fairdealing | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Hardin | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Monkey Den (historical) | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| Liberty (historical) | 9.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 486143. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






