Aurora, Arkansas

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Aurora, Arkansas
Aurora is located in Arkansas
Aurora
Aurora
Aurora is located in the United States
Aurora
Aurora
Coordinates: 35°59′50″N 93°42′10″W / 35.99722°N 93.70278°W / 35.99722; -93.70278Coordinates: 35°59′50″N 93°42′10″W / 35.99722°N 93.70278°W / 35.99722; -93.70278
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyMadison
Elevation1,355 ft (413 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID57294

Aurora is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Arkansas, United States.[1] It is located south of Huntsville at the junction of AR 127 and AR 23.[2] The community lies on the banks of War Eagle Creek.[3]

The first store at Aurora opened in 1874.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aurora, Arkansas
  2. ^ "Madison County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Madison County map Retrieved on July 3, 2010.
  3. ^ Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. 2002. p. 23. ISBN 0-89933-345-1.
  4. ^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 462.