Aaron, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Portal census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30450. It stands on Bunks Branch. The Survey maps it on the Portal quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1921 USGS Rocky Ford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Millen quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Rocky Ford quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Portal quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Sylvania quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
223 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 223 fires within 5 miles of Aaron between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,339 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 48 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 131 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-EMANUEL-008 |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BULLOCH-001 |
| 29 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-JENKINS-009 |
| 28 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-EMANUEL-022 |
| 28 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-JENKINS-008 |
| 23 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-EMANUEL-010 |
| 19 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-BULLOCH-007 |
| 18 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BULLOCH-015 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
17 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aaron in 17 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Aaron | $250,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed and EF1 tornado with a path length of 3.1 miles and a maximum path width of 0.25 miles. One mobile home was completely destroyed and thrown 30 yards from its foundation by the tornado. Several outbuildings, sheds, and carports were damaged or destroyed and hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| March 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Aaron | $40,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF0 Tornado with a path length of 0.6 miles and a maximum path width of 100 yards. Two mobile homes had siding and under-siding damaged along with some minor shingle damage. The tornado also snapped and uprooted dozens of trees. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aaron | $20,000 | County dispatch reported widespread trees and power lines down across the northwest portion of the county. One tree fell on a house. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aaron | $10,000 | The public reported ten 60 foot tall pine trees were snapped 20 feet from the top. All of the damaged trees were laying in the same direction. A tin roof measuring 10 feet in width was also blown off a small storage barn. The damage occurred 6 miles north of Portal Georgia. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aaron | $10,000 | The public reported 2 mobile homes shifted slightly off their foundations near the intersection of Motes Road and Old Portal Road. Surrounding buildings also received dents from hail. The damage occurred 5 miles north of Portal, Georgia. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aaron | $5,000 | Numerous trees were reported down at intersection of U.S. Route 80 and John B. Lanier Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aaron | $1,000 | The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Old Portal Road. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aaron | $1,000 | The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Pleasant Hill Road and Old Moore Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aaron | $1,000 | A tree was blown down at intersection of Highway 80, west and Lotts Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aaron | $1,000 | A tree was blown down near Portal along Old Dill Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aaron | $1,000 | A tree was blown down at the intersection of Old Portal Road and Denver Lanier Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aaron | $1,000 | A tree was blown down near Portal along Pleasant Hill Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aaron | - | Bulloch County dispatch reported a tree down on Highway 80 near the intersection with Reddick Road. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aaron | - | A tree was reported down near the intersection of Highway 80 and Aaron Station Road. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Aaron | - | National Weather Service personnel were informed of 1.25 inch hail while conducting a storm survey, 5 miles north-northeast of Portal, Georgia. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Aaron | - | The public reported penny to tennis ball size hail on John D. Lanier Road, 5 miles west-northwest of Portal, Georgia. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Aaron | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piddleville | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Kites Spur (historical) | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Portal | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Bland (historical) | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Hopeulikit | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Colfax (historical) | 9.4 miles | 17 | |
| Akins Mill | 10.1 miles | 15 | |
| Blitch | 11.2 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Aaron | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54888596 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326146. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









