Aurora County, South Dakota
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Aurora County

Founded 1879, Organized 1881 from the combination of former counties Cragin and Wetmore, which had both been formed in 1873.
Plankinton is the county seat
Aurora County 1913 map
1913 Map

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Plankinton ~ White Lake

Town
Stickney

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Aurora Center ~ Storla
 

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JANUARY 2025 Transcribed by Robin Line
MARRIAGES: Deline-Abbott
OBITS: John Decker
PEOPLE: D. A. Scott

JUNE 2024
FAMILY NEWS: Gunsolly-Wilson Family
MARRIAGES-NEWS: Frazee-O'Dell
NEWS - CRIME: Bill McBride
NEWS - ILLNESS/INJURY: Arthur Earl, Charles Dunlap, Mueller Girl
PEOPLE: Robert Meade

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Surrounding Counties
Jerauld County - north
Sanborn County - northeast
Davison County - east
Douglas County - south
Charles Mix County - southwest
Brule County - west

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