Aurora is now part of the city of
Kenosha
Kenosha () is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Kenosha County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 99,986 which made it the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Kenosh ...
, in
Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Kenosha County is located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 169,151 as of the 2020 census, making it the eighth most populous county in Wisconsin. The county shares the same name as the city of Kenosh ...
, but was the site of one of the area's earliest post offices, opened in the early 1830s at the Willis Tavern, the Aurora community center on the west side of the old Green Bay Trail (now
Highway 31
The following highways are numbered 31:
International
* Asian Highway 31
* European route E31
Australia
* Hume Highway
** Hume Motorway
** Hume Freeway
* - South Australia
** Gorge Road
** Little Para Road
** South Para Road
** Lyndoch V ...
) just north of what is now 60th Street (Kenosha County Highway K). A Chicago-Milwaukee stagecoach line began operating in 1836 (twelve years before Wisconsin statehood) and served Aurora. The post office was finally closed in 1843. No traces of the community exist today.
Kenosha County Placenames
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Notes
Ghost towns in Wisconsin
Populated places in Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin
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