Aurora is a city in northwestern Portage County, Ohio, United States.

Aurora was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

In 1799, Ebenezer Sheldon, a former Revolutionary War soldier, settled in Aurora and built a cabin on east pioneer trail.

At the intersection of the three roads, inns and stores were built for settlers and travelers in Aurora.

[7] Ten years later, in 1872, the Aurora Station was constructed, and it became a major commercial area for the town.

[10] Aurora borders or touches the following other townships and municipalities: According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.07 square miles (62.34 km2), of which 1.15 square miles (2.98 km2) is covered by water.

The course wound through 220 acres of spectacularly crafted landscape, with the Chagrin River flowing through a majority of the holes.

It was constructed in natural rolling terrain, with the Aurora branch of the Chagrin River being a significant feature.

Arnold Palmer once battled the course while competing in this PGA event; Arnold Palmer, along with Bruce Devlin, Charlie Coody, Gary Trivisonno, and Tom Laubacher, held the course record of 64.

[16] In 2008, the Aurora High School Greenmen, won the Division III State Championship in football.

In 2016, Aurora Robotics Team TBD won the FIRST Tech Challenge FIRST Championship in St. Louis.

Various recreational facilities operated around Geauga Lake continuously since before 1887, which straddles Aurora's northern boundary with Bainbridge Township.

It included the Big Dipper roller coaster, originally known as The Clipper, which opened in 1925 and operated for 82 years at the site.

The Geauga Lake amusement park permanently closed in 2007, but the Wildwater Kingdom waterpark attached to the site continued to operate until 2016.

[19] In 2019, Aurora High School was ranked second in Northeast Ohio, ninth in the state, and 308th in the nation; 78% of its students participate in advanced placement.