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.
- Page 14
- 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.