[1] The site of Aubrey Landing was passed over by the 1854 expedition of Captain Whipple for the Railroad Survey near the 35th Parallel, and was the location of Camp #33 for the 1858 expedition of 1st Lieutenant Ives, to explore the Colorado River of West in the steamboat Explorer.

The unknown founder named the river settlement after Francois Xavier Aubrey, a famous American pioneer from a decade earlier.

The town consisted of the usual mining camp structures, as well as a hotel, saloon, and a general store.

[2] The site of this old river landing and mining town is lost below Lake Havasu.

Given the evidence of the 1866 Edward Fairman map and drawing it should be located at 34°18′15″N 114°08′17″W / 34.30417°N 114.13806°W / 34.30417; -114.13806 directly north of Parker Dam.