Aurora – 1895 Indiana Gazetteer and Business Directory

Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana entries from:
Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1895. Volume 7. Indianapolis : R. L. Polk & Co., 1895.
See also:
Entries from Dearborn County (1895)
Entries from Lawrenceburg (1895)
Dearborn County Directories

AURORA. This city of 5,500 inhabitants is on the Ohio river and B. & O. and C., C., C. & St. L. Rys., in Dearborn county, 4 miles below Lawrenceburgh court house and 79 from Indianapolis. It was settled in 1819, incorporated in 1848, and is now a growing manufacturing place, supplied with 12 churches, 2 graded schools, opera house with a seating capacity of 600, 2 national banks, good hotels, gas works, electric light and fire department. The press is represented by 2 weekly newspapers, the Dearborn Independent and Saturday Bulletin. The chief manufacturing establishments comprise 2 flour mills, furniture factory, distillery, 1 foundry, 2 chair factories, saw mill, brewery, cooper shop and 2 brick yards. Exp., Am. and U. S. Tel., W. U. Robert J. Gardiner, postmaster.

  • Aurora Chair Co.
  • Aurora Furniture Co.
  • Aurora National Bank, A B Patterson cashr
  • Aurora Tool Co. The
  • Baker J M, grocer
  • Baker Walter S, insurance
  • Beinkamps C M, grocer
  • Bennett W H, grocer
  • Bloom Albert, grocer
  • Bond R C & M L, physicians
  • Brannon John, Staple and Fancy Groceries. Exclusive Agt for Pillsbury Flour
  • Braungel L, milliner
  • Braungel Michael, saloon
  • Bulletin The, Eugene Everett pub
  • Burke A W, saloon
  • Bush W C, milliner
  • Campbell A M, harness
  • Campbell B, hotel
  • Campbell & Allen, livery
  • Chambers, Stevens & Co., dry goods
  • Chambers W K, dentist
  • Cheek Lafe, grocer
  • Cobb Frank D, insurance
  • Cochran G & L, milliners
  • Cole S S, grocer
  • Conwell John A, real estate
  • Cosby P, lumber
  • Coulter J P & Co., dry goods
  • Curtis Charles W, Grain and Produce
  • Day W T, undertaker
  • Dearborn Independent The, J W Cobb pub
  • Dils H H, grain
  • Dorrel D & Son, meat mkt
  • Downey E S, agrl implements
  • Downey & Downey, lawyers
  • Droge H G, grocer
  • Ebel A M, baker
  • Elliott A M, agrl implements
  • Emrie C L, jeweler
  • Epstein L, clothing
  • First National Bank, E H Davis cashr
  • Floe Jacob, baker
  • Frank George, baker
  • Fritz Hiram, carriages
  • Girbach Charles, barber
  • Goert Bros, barbers
  • Griffin M A, grocer
  • Harring E L, dentist
  • Harryman A B, dentist
  • Hauck Julius K, barber
  • Milligan J W, blksmith
  • Hauck Louis, barber
  • Heaton Conley, physician
  • Held Henry, stones and hardware
  • Henry W C, physician
  • Herdegen & Kress, grocers
  • Hilke Emil, confectioner
  • Hill A & Son, coal and grain
  • Hillman C, queensware
  • Hisey C S, machinist
  • Holman & Holman, lawyers
  • Horr Philip, jeweler
  • Hubbartt T R & Son, Livery Stable, Second door from Kirsh House
  • Hurlbert L G, livery
  • Jacobs Henry, dry goods
  • Joerger Adam, saloon
  • Johnson J W, grocer
  • Johnston & Schutts, lawyers
  • Kerr B P, blksmith
  • Kirsch House, Jacob Kirsch Propr, 162 and 164 Second street, opp. B. O. & S. W. Depot
  • Kirsch Jacob, Propr Kirsch House
  • Kluber John, clothing
  • Knippenberg Henry, confectioner
  • Kuhlmeier Henry J, harness
  • Kyle T M, physician
  • LaMar W W, dry goods
  • Langley Augustus, hardware
  • Lee Sam, laundry
  • Leibeck Charles, druggist
  • Leive Wm, jeweler
  • McClellan Mattie E, milliner
  • McHenry Lumber Co.
  • McMullen & McMullen, lawyers
  • Maltby George B, Propr The Stamm Machine Works
  • Marshall H J, druggist
  • Martin George, saloon
  • Mascorie R, confectioner
  • Maybin Robert, general store
  • Milburn J N, jeweler
  • Melson M W, blksmith
  • Miller James M, saloon
  • Neff & Schipper, shoes
  • Niebaum & Steuver, dry goods
  • Pelger John, saloon
  • Petscher J W, barber
  • Pohley Wm, carriagemkr
  • Rees E S, notary public
  • Riddell J A, druggist
  • Ritter John, shoes
  • Roeder John P, baker
  • Sales H F Sr., physician
  • Sanks & Stier, furniture
  • Schroeder H, grocer
  • Schuler John C & Bro, furniture
  • Schultz Edward, clothing
  • Siemantel George, baker and saloon
  • Smith Edwin, physician
  • Somerfield Samuel, milliner
  • Spaeth H P & Co, hardware
  • Stagenwald Charles, grocer
  • Stall L, meat mkt
  • Stamm Machine Works The, George B Maltby, Propr
  • Star Milling Co The, flour
  • Stedman John, grocer
  • Stedman Nathan, founder
  • Stedman Seth, insurance
  • Stratton L S, general store
  • Strunk C, hotel
  • Swift M C, hotel
  • Teany James R, confectioner
  • Thoms & Cheek, blksmiths
  • Ullrich John, druggist
  • Van Osdol C L, Dentist, Aurora and Dillsboro, 119 Second
  • Voil & Hare, meat mrkt
  • Wanner Mike, shoes
  • Webber Wm, grocer
  • West Stephen, photogr
  • Whiteford J C, photogr
  • Wiess Louis, saloon
  • Wright C E, grocer
  • Wymond E, stationer
  • Wymond L, milliner
  • Wymond Samuel, Steam Cooperage Co The, R J Wymond sec
  • Young & Dudly Co The, hosiery mnfrs