Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana entries from:
Polk’s Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1882-83. Indianapolis : R. L. Polk & Co., 1882.
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AURORA. Is an important manufacturing city of 5,500 inhabitants, located on the Ohio river and the O. & M. Ry., 4 miles from Lawrenceburgh court house, 25 from Cincinnati, and 90 from Indianapolis. The city was laid out in 1819, incorporated in 1848, and is an enterprising, commercial city, well lighted by gas, has a good fire department, many substantial business blocks, fine residences, and has one of the most pleasant locations to be found on the Ohio river. It contains 12 churches of different denominations, 2 large graded schools, a fine opera house (seating capacity, 500), 1 national bank, several hotels, and 2 weekly newspapers—Saturday News and Dearborn Independent. Aurora is essentially a manufacturing place, prominent among its mills, factories, etc., are 2 flour mills, a furniture factory, a large distillery (said to be the largest in the State), 1 foundry, a chair factory, 2 saw mills, 1 nail foundry, 2 brick yards, a machine shop, and a brewery. These institutions are in a flourishing condition, and operated very successfully. There is every facility offered here for manufacture, and the cheap river transportation in connection with the railroad, gives it a market all over the U.S., for its manufactured goods. Bonded debt, $23,000. The city has O. & M. and Adams Ex., telephone and telegraph facilities. Daily stage to Rising Sun and Hartford. John Walker, postmaster.

• Aurora Distillery Company, Thomas Gaff, prest; H W Smith sec and treas.
• Aurora Gas Light, Coke and Coal Company, Thomas Gaff, prest; W E Gibson, treas.
• Aurora Valley Furniture Company, Garrett Bosse, prest; Wm Willman, sec and treas.
• Barker Walter S, insurance.
• Barker William, carpenter.
• Basler Henry, merchant tailor
• Bauer John H, tailor.
• Bauer Sisters, milliners.
• Bieker F W, physician.
• Bitneer Henry, barber.
• Blackmore Olive M Mrs, dressmaker.
• Bloom A, grocer.
• Bond Richard C, physician.
• Bowman Charles, shoemaker.
• Braunagel Egidius, saloon.
• Brison William N, livery.
• Brown Robert D, lawyer.
• Bruce Amos R, lawyer.
• Bruce & Craig, lumber manufacturers.
• Busby Isaac, hotel.
• Caldwell Samuel, horseshoer.
• Calvert David N, propr Saturday News.
• Canfield William W, lawyer.
• Carbaugh Isaac H, justice of the peace.
• Chambers, Stevens & Co, general store.
• Chapin A M Rev, (Presbyterian).
• Cobb’s Iron & Nail Company, O P Cobb, prest; J S Stratton, sec; L M Faulk, treas.
• Cobb John & Co, chair manufacturers.
• Cobb Louis W, propr Dearborn Independent.
• Cobb O P & Co, hardware and grocers.
• Cochran G & L Misses, milliners.
• Crescent Brewing Company, J W Gaff, prest; J R Vail, sec; S D Langtree, manager.
• Davidson A C Rev, (Baptist).
• Day William P, undertaker.
• Dearborn Independent (weekly), L W Cobb, propr.
• Dewey E P Mrs, milliner.
• Dobel A & Bro, boots and shoes.
• Dobel Frank, grocer.
• Downey Erastus S, agricultural implements.
• Drester Benjamin F, carpenter.
• Droge & Donselman, flour mill.
• Dunn Isaac M, lawyer and insurance.
• Eagle House, Leonard Richt, propr.
• Egan John, tailor.
• Elliott Aaron, agricultural implements.
• Epstein Samuel, grocer.
• Erle Phillip, grocer.
• Everett James, job printer.
• Fehling Charles jr, grocer.
• Feustel Ernst F, saloon.
• First National Bank (capital $200,000); Thomas Gaff, prest; E H Davis, cashr.
• Fisher Joseph, grocer.
• Fisk Bros, carriage manufacturers.
• Fletcher Leslie C, real estate.
• Flohr John, barber.
• Freeman A W Rev, (Presbyterian).
• Fritz Hiram, carriage manufacturer.
• Gear Margaret Miss, milliner.
• Gehrish Joseph, shoemaker.
• Giegoldt J L & J F, meat market.
• Giegoldt Michael, propr Indiana House.
• Goeirth L & Son, painters.
• Goldsmith C & Bros, general store.
• Graham John, lumber manufacturer.
• Grand Opera House, Leive & Stapp, proprs.
• Hahn Henry, hotel.
• Haines Abraham B, physician.
• Hannah Lydia Mrs, dressmaker.
• Haring Emil L, dentist.
• Haring Matthew, furniture and undertaker.
• Harman Leonard, grocer.
• Harwood Charles B, painter.
• Hauck Frederick, barber.
• Hauck Julius J, barber.
• Hays James N, furniture.
• Held H, stoves and tinware.
• Held J Ph H, merchant tailor.
• Henry William C, physician.
• Herdegen Charles, agt Adams Ex Company.
• Herdegen & Cress, grocers.
• Herman George, shoemaker.
• Hibbert Margaret A Mrs, milliner.
• Holman & Holman, lawyers.
• Holmes Robert F, grocer.
• Horr Phillip, jeweler.
• Housemeyer Frank, grocer.
• Hundt Ferdinand Rev (Catholic).
• Hurlbert Lewis G, lumber.
• Indiana House, Michael Giegoldt, propr.
• Johnson Adam, baker and confectioner.
• Johnson Bros, flour mill.
• Johnson John A, confectioner.
• Kassebaum Frederick W, marble works.
• Kastner Phillip, grocer.
• Kerr Mahlon B, blacksmith.
• Kirsch Jacob, hotel.
• Kleaver F A & Co, harness.
• Knight Sarah Mrs, fancy goods.
• Koehler Peter, grocer and saloon.
• Kriete Frederick, grocer and saloon.
• Laird Samuel E, hardware.
• La Mar Lillian I, general store.
• La Mar W W, general store.
• Lamb & Treon, physicians.
• Lansberry Alexander B, wagonmaker.
• Leibecke Charles, druggist.
• Leive W & Bro, jewelers.
• Letcher David, notions.
• Lindsay Thomas O, carpenter.
• Lostutter, Stratton & Jelley, insurance.
• McArdie James, grocer.
• McClellan Mattie E Miss, milliner.
• McClellan William, blacksmith.
• McConnell Robert A, dry goods.
• McCreary & Niebaum, dry goods.
• McHenry B F, lumber.
• McIntyre Charles A, confectioner.
• McIntyre John A, furniture.
• McMullen & Downey, lawyers.
• Maloney Michael, propr Valley House.
• Marger Henry, meat market.
• Margileth B & Son, grocers.
• Marshall H J & Co, druggists.
• Martin Charles, saloon.
• Mattox Charles, agt O & M Ry and Ex Company.
• Mauntel Frederick, furniture and undertaker.
• Maybia Robert, general store.
• Markel Rudolph H, grocer.
• Meyer Joseph, clothing.
• Mitchell George, brick manufacturer.
• Morun Thomas, grocer.
• Mueller Charles C, druggist.
• Mueller John M, hotel.
• Mulbarger James E, stoves and tinware.
• Mulvaney John M, shoemaker.
• Nees John A, saloon
• Notmyre Christian S, saloon.
• Oester Nicholas, wines and liquors.
• Oetgen, Rev, (Methodist).
• Oswald George, baker and grocer.
• Parks John A, lawyer.
• Pelgen Peter, grocer.
• Peters Jacob, carpenter.
• Petescher John, saloon.
• Philipp George, saloon.
• Pickelheimer Moses S, lawyer.
• Rabe Herman, grocer.
• Rabenstein Henry, tailor.
• Rectanus Frederick, physician.
• Reiche T J Rev, (German Methodist).
• Reichert Frederick, saloon.
• Renkert Elizabeth L Miss, milliner.
• Richt Leondard, propr Eagle hotel.
• Riddell J A & Co, druggists.
• Ritter George, cigar manufacturer.
• Roach Samuel G, dry goods.
• Roberts John W, harness.
• Roberts Omar F, lawyer.
• Roberts & Sutton, dry goods.
• Sargent Thomas W, Coal and Salt Dealer.
• Saturday News, (weekly), D W Calvert, propr.
• Schaefer George, boots and shoes.
• Schroeder Ernst, hotel.
• Schuber Mary E Mrs, hair work.
• Siemantel George, grocer and baker.
• Siemantel John H, saloon.
• Siemantel Simon, grocer and saloon.
• Small Perry, clothing.
• Smith Edwin, physician.
• Smith T Curtis, physician.
• Somerfield Louis, merchant tailor.
• Somerfield & Meyer, gents’ furnishing goods.
• Spaeth H P & Co, hardware.
• Stamm Adolph, saloon.
• Stamm Julius, machinist.
• Stapp David H, lawyer.
• Stedman & Co, founders and machinists.
• Stevens George W, physician.
• Stoll Leonard, meat market.
• Stratton Loren S, general store.
• Strunk Ferdinand, grocer.
• Suerman Edward, saloon.
• Sutton George, physician.
• Taylor George W, livery.
• Tebbs, Brogan & Co, grocers.
• Tuck Nelson H, photographer.
• Twentyman John, shoemaker.
• Uhley William, barber.
• Ulrey & Harryman, dentists.
• Valley House, Michael Maloney, propr.
• Walker Alfred D, carriage manufacturer.
• Walker A Mrs, dressmaker.
• Walker & Son, brick manufacturers.
• Walton James N, photographer.
• Webster Mary C Miss, milliner.
• Wells M L Rev, (Methodist).
• Wilbur R C & Co, grocers.
• Wilburn John N, jeweler.
• Wilke John H, dry goods.
• Winkley Charles P, harness.
• Winkley Richard T, grain and commission.
• Wood Henry, flour and feed.
• Wright Thomas, grocer.
• Wymond Phillip, cooper.
• Wymond S & Co, coopers.
• Wymond & Hayes, grocers.
• York & Briddell, livery.
• Zimmer Michael, baker and confectioner.