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Aurora, West Virginia Map Art
Building by building, with labeled streets and shaded relief.
12" x 18" Archival Matte Print
A Map of Home. A Work of Art.
Explore Aurora, West Virginia from a whole new perspective. Created using aerial imagery and detailed geographic data, this map captures Aurora building by building, with labeled streets, familiar landmarks, and shaded topographical relief that highlights the natural contours of the landscape.
Combining modern data with the timeless character of a vintage atlas, this map is just as interesting up close as it is beautiful on the wall. Whether you grew up in Aurora, spent memorable years there, or call it home today, this unique map is a great way to celebrate a place that means something to you. Zoom in on the preview to look for your street, and then order a print to put your memories on the wall.
Three ways to hang it
Unframed archival matte, a black wood frame or a white wood frame.
Up close
Geography Worth Displaying
This map was created using accurate cartographic data and authoritative geographic sources, including the U.S. Geological Survey and the Census Bureau. The map brings together terrain, waterways, roads, and building detail. The majority of the streets are labeled, houses are accurately depicted, and the topography is derived from government sources. Combining local data with carefully composed color and shading leads to this beautifully detailed Aurora artwork for your wall.
Rather than simply showing street outlines, we’ve included as many of the street names as we could reasonably fit on the map while keeping their names legible. Zoom in on the high resolution preview to see exactly what’s on the map. We truly set out to create a statement piece for anyone who loves Aurora. So whether it’s for you, or a gift for someone you love, we hope this map of Aurora brings back fond memories.
Read the story behind this map of Aurora, West Virginia from 2026.
Find your street
Names on the Aurora map
Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.
Places and landmarks1
- Carmel
Streets and roads16
- George Washington Highway
- Aurora Pike
- County Route 53
- Fox Road
- County Route 114
- Rosco Lantz Road
- County Route 112
- Stemple Ridge Road
- Scott Sisler Road
- Coleman Shaffer
- Aurora School Drive
- Rocky Road
- Homestead Drive
- Substation Drive
- Bobs Way Road
- Creek Drive
Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.
About Aurora, West Virginia
Aurora is a community of 200 people in Preston County, set along U.S. Route 50 between the Maryland border and Rowlesburg. German families settled it, and Frederick Harsh, who came over from Germany, made his home on the eastern part of the townsite in 1788. John Stough, a Lutheran minister, was another of the first settlers.
The village was called Salem at first and then Mount Carmel, and it took the name Aurora because it sits so high. Through the early and middle nineteenth century its people lived by farming and cutting timber. In the late 1880s several large hotels went up nearby, some with casinos, pools and concert halls, and Aurora became known as a resort.
- Preston's first Sunday schoolIn 1825 the father of James H. Shaffer organized a Sunday school at Aurora, the first one anywhere in Preston County. The county historian Oren F. Morton recorded it in his 1914 history of Preston.
- An artist colony in the 1930sBy the 1930s artists had gathered in the Youghiogheny Forest close to Aurora and formed a colony of their own there, a generation after the resort hotels had first drawn visitors to the high country.
- Cathedral State ParkCathedral State Park lies on U.S. 50 just east of Aurora's post office, so the village is the nearest town for people visiting the park.
- The setting of Recovery BoysMost of the documentary film Recovery Boys takes place in Aurora.
Keep exploring West Virginia
Aurora is one of 514 West Virginia towns we've mapped. Every dot on the map is a print of its own.
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Near Aurora
Order 2 or more town maps and save 10%. Shown in the size and finish you picked above, so they hang as a set.
- Rowlesburg 12" x 18" / Archival Matte Print $39.99
- Terra Alta 12" x 18" / Archival Matte Print $39.99
- Preston 12" x 18" / Archival Matte Print $39.99
More maps nearby: Bayard, Tunnelton, Kingwood, Thomas and Albright.
The art of mapping a place
How This Map Was Made
Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.
The view from above
Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.
The shape of the land
Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.
The details of home
Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.
Geography becomes art
Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.
Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.
The Details
About This Print
Choose an archival matte print, or a black or white Ayous wood frame. The archival matte print is unframed.
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Materials & Craftsmanship
A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.
Your printed map does not include the watermark shown in the full-map preview.
Shipping & Delivery
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Returns and damaged prints
Each print is made to order. Change-of-mind refunds are not available after production.
If your print arrives damaged, misprinted or incorrect, contact support@knowol.com within 30 days of receiving it. Include your order number, photos and a description of the issue.
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