Aurora – 1862 Indiana Gazetteer and Business Directory

Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana entries from:
George W. Hawes’ Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1862 and 1863. Indianapolis : G. W. Hawes, 1862.

AURORA
A post city of Dearborn county, on the Ohio river, at the mouth of Hogan creek, 26 miles below Cincinnati, and on the Ohio and Mississippi Railway, 4 miles from Lawrenceburg, and 90 miles south-east of Indianapolis. Shipments from Cincinnati, Louisville, and eastern cities, are received by rail and river. Population 3,500.

Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.

  • Adams Express Company, John Bush, Agent, depot.
  • Adams & Smith, carriage makers, First.
  • Almon D., shoemaker, Judiciary.
  • Andrews L., grocery, corner Second and Judiciary.
  • Ashman N., cigars, &c., Second.
  • Aurora Commercial, E.F. Sibley, editor and publisher, (issued Thursdays,) Second.
  • Aurora Gas Works, Fred York, manager.
  • Aurora Insurance and Trust Company, corner Main and Second, John Cobb, President.
  • Bailey John W., telegraph operator and insurance agent, Second, corner Main.
  • Beck & Bailey, general merchants, Second, corner Main.
  • Bloom A., merchant tailor, Second.
  • Bloom Mrs., confectionary, Second.
  • Buerger William, gunsmith, Judiciary.
  • Bush John, Agent Adams Express Company and Ohio & Mississippi Railroad, at depot.
  • Busell S. S., city marshall.
  • Campbell J. T., saddler, Second.
  • CHAMBERS, STEVENS & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, AND SHOES, &C., corner Main and Second.
  • Cheek H.P., attorney at law, Judiciary.
  • Chiswell Edward, blacksmith, Main.
  • Cobb John, President Aurora Insurance and Trust Company, corner Main and Second.
  • Cobb O.P. & Co., wholesale grocers, pork packers, hardware, &c., corner Main and Second.
  • Cunningham William, wholesale and retail liquors, Front.
  • Danderline Jno., meat market, Main.
  • Dines Granville, (colored,) barber, Front.
  • Durham & Hooker, saloon, Judiciary.
  • Dyke N., stoves and tinware, Second.
  • EAGLE HOTEL, OPPOSITE STEAMBOAT LANDING, J. HAMILTON, PROPRIETOR. (See card, page 13.)
  • Epstein A., wholesale and retail clothing, corner Judiciary and Third.
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  • Farmers’ Hotel, L. Rudolph, Main.
  • Fickenscher John, stoves and tinware, Second.
  • Foulks L. M., Secretary Aurora Insurance and Trust Company, corner Main and Second.
  • Frantz Geo., saloon, Second.
  • Gaff, Lozier & Co., general store front, corner Second.
  • Geggoldt M. & Co, city bakery, Laporte, near depot.
  • Gerard J. B., physician, Second.
  • Gibson James, cooper, First.
  • Gibson T. M., druggist, Third.
  • Gugoldt L., meat shop, Third.
  • HAMILTON J., PROPRIETOR EAGLE HOTEL, OPPOSITE STEAMBOAT LANDING. (See card, p. 13.)
  • Haring H., furniture and undertaker, Second.
  • Hattenback Solomon, watch maker and jeweler, Second.
  • Hays Mrs.Fannie, milliner, Main.
  • Hill S. P., city clerk.
  • Hill S. P. & Co., druggists, Second.
  • Holman & Haynes, attorneys at law, Second.
  • Hour Louis, barber, Second.
  • Howser Jno., telegraph operator, O. & M. Railway.
  • Huckery Frederick, city treasurer.
  • Hughes & Wilson, woolen mills, First.
  • Hurlbut L. G., planning and flooring mill, lumber yard, door, sash, and venetian shutter factory, Third.
  • Huschart & Co., marble works, Judiciary.
  • Ittner John, shoemaker, Third.
  • Johnson Adam, bakery, Second.
  • Kempf M., grocer, cor. Third and Judiciary.
  • Langtree L. D., grocer, Second.
  • Laupus John G., cigars and tobacco, Judiciary.
  • McHenry B. N., blacksmith, Main.
  • Maloney, M., grocer, Main.
  • Mansion House, Martin Koehler, Second.
  • Merkel, A. H., grocer, Third.
  • Meyer M. & J., clothing, Second.
  • Milburn John M., watchmaker and jeweler, Second.
  • Miller W. R., shoemaker, Judiciary.
  • Moloney John, grocer, Second.
  • Morrell Levi R., carpenter, Main.
  • Morrow H., undertaker and dealer in furniture, Second.
  • Owen F., shoemaker, Front.
  • Parker Samuel, grocer, Judiciary.
  • Radspinner J. F., grocer, Second.
  • Roberts I. F., homoeopathic physician, Main.
  • Rudolph L., Farmers Hotel, Main.
  • Russell W., physician, Front.
  • Schaffer C., shoemaker.
  • Schmidtel Henry, saloon, Third.
  • Schmitt A., homoeopathic physician, Second.
  • Schultz A., saloon, Second.
  • Sibley E. F., editor and publisher Aurora Commercial, and insurance agent, Second.
  • Siemantel Geo., grocer and baker, Second.
  • Siemantel & Braunager, Aurora city mill, Third.
  • Slater F., grocer, Main cor. Third.
  • Slater Fred., mayor, cor. Main and Third.
  • SQUIBB W. P. & CO., RECTIFIERS AND WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS, MAIN.
  • Stark Mrs. M., milliner, Second.
  • Stedman & Co., founders and machinists, near O. & M. R. R. depot.
  • Stratton L. S., general store, Second.
  • Taylor G. W., livery stable, First.
  • Trester House, F. D. Worth, Laporte.
  • Tuck N. H. daguerrean artist, Second.
  • Ulrey –, dentist, Eagle Hotel.
  • Vogel J. A., physician, Second.
  • Walker Henry, postmaster, cor. Main and Second.
  • Wilke J. H., grocer, Main.
  • Worley S., blacksmith, Main.
  • Worling E., saloon, Third.
  • Worth F. D., Trester House, Laporte.
  • Wymond P., cooper, Laporte.
  • York Fred., livery stable, Judiciary.