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2010 Map of Aurora

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Aurora
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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South Creek and its many fingers, including Whitehurst Creek and Bailey Creek, dominate this landscape of the inner coastal plain. The town of Aurora serves as a central hub, where the Aurora Post Office and High Hill Cemetery sit near the water's edge. To the north, the massive Texasgulf Phosphate Operation highlights the region's industrial scale, contrasting with the quiet residential patterns of smaller settlements like Bonnerton, Idalia, and Royal.

Genealogists can find numerous family-named landmarks and burial sites across the quadrangle, such as Bonner Cemetery, Rowe Cemetery, and Lee Cemetery. The geography is defined by a transition from managed timber and agricultural lands to the wetland reaches of Beacham Savanna and Broomfield Swamp Creek. Coastal features like Silverthorn Point and Deephole Point illustrate the complex shoreline of the local estuaries, providing a clear record of the shoreline and rural road network as it existed in 2010.