Aurora

Aurora, Nevada
Precious metal deposits were found in nearby lower elevations in 1852, gold and silver deposits were first discovered in the Aurora area in August 1860. Within 2 months, prospectors had filed 350 claims. Aurora township was begun in 1861, and votes cast that year totaled 593.

In March 1861, the California State Legislature made Aurora the county seat of Mono County, while Territorial Governor Nye made it Council District 1 under his authority. Later that year, the Nevada Legislature created Esmeralda County with Aurora as the county seat. Because the boundary dispute was not resolved by the next general election in 1863, voters cast ballots at one polling place for California officials and at another for Nevada candidates. Settled by the boundary survey of 1864, Aurora was found to be three miles inside the Nevada border. Aurora remained under Territorial government until October 31, 1864, when Nevada became the 36th state. Esmeralda County was divided in 1911 by the Nevada Legislature and Aurora now lies within the area of Mineral County, created that year.

Sources of information;

Shaw, Clifford Alpheus "Aurora, Nevada 1860-1960", 2018
Shaw, Clifford Alpheus "An 1864 Directory and Guide to Nevada's Aurora" 2009
Nevada Historical Society
University Archives, University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
University Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries

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