Aurora Springs, MO

Aurora Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Miller County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The 2020 census counted 138 residents. The community is located on Saline Creek, just south of Eldon and west of U.S. Route 54. Aurora Springs was platted in 1880 and named for a mineral spring near the original town site. Aurora Springs's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Missouri setting. The local scoop is how Aurora Springs's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. A post office called Aurora Springs was established in 1882 and remained in operation until 1912.