Aurora Indiana Map
Explore Aurora, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Aurora, Indiana
How to Use This Aurora, Indiana Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Aurora, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Aurora.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Aurora |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Dearborn County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.069774 |
| Longitude | -84.904746 |
| Population | 3,479 |
| Density | 408.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 47001 |
| Area Code | 317, 463 |
| County Seat | Lawrenceburg |
| School District | South Dearborn Community School Corporation |
About Aurora, Indiana
Aurora is a locality in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,479. The population density is 408.0 people per km². Aurora is located at 39.0698°N, 84.9047°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Aurora is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47001.Aurora reveals itself where the steady, dark flow of Hogan Creek carves a slow path through the limestone-heavy earth, defining the low-lying basin where the settlement clings to the banks. It lies 9.0 miles south-southeast of Dearborn, IN (from Dearborn, IN: bearing 149°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-northwest of Burlington. The landscape here is a mosaic of dense woodlots and open fields that stretch toward the distant silhouette of Salem Ridge, a jagged spine of earth that anchors the horizon against the pale Indiana sky. Within the quiet perimeter of Waterways Park, the air holds a persistent, cool dampness, and the light at dusk settles in heavy, golden layers over the fields of Woolpers Bottom. Only three miles away, the surface of Lake Jeanclia mirrors the shifting clouds, providing a still, reflective contrast to the persistent movement of the watercourses that have long dictated the shape of the land.
Aurora maintains a rhythm dictated by the persistent demands of its industrial legacy and the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding farmland. Brick facades along the main streets bear the weight of a history rooted in river-borne trade and the steady labor of manufacturing, creating a physical record of generations who organized their lives around the transit of goods and the cultivation of the soil. While the pace of modern days is measured by the steady hum of commerce, the influence of the nearby Mitchell Memorial Forest and the distant, rugged paths like the Blue Jacket Trail remind residents of a wilderness that remains just beyond the reach of the town’s brickwork. Life in Aurora proceeds with a deliberate, grounded quality, where the permanence of the architecture and the persistent influence of the local geography offer a quiet, enduring sense of place.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Aurora Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 214° SW
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 149° SE
- Waterways Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 174° S
- Largent Field (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 214° SW
- Lawrenceburg (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 054° NE
- Split Rock Stream Restoration Site (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 134° SE
- The Oxbow (Nature Reserve) — 4.5 mi, 048° NE
- Shawnee Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 5.7 mi, 055° NE
- Dinsmore Woods State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 133° SE
- Stargazer Planetarium (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 080° E
- 4d Special Efects (Theatre) — 6.6 mi, 080° E
- Fulton Burying Ground (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 156° SE
- Red Wolf Sanctuary (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 169° S
- John Cleves Symmes (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 055° NE
- Saber-Tooth Cat (Public Artwork) — 13.5 mi, 096° E
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About This Aurora Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Aurora, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.069774, -84.904746. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Aurora includes the ZIP code (47001), telephone area code (317, 463), county seat of Dearborn County (Lawrenceburg), and school district assignment (South Dearborn Community School Corporation).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
