Aragon Park, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Augusta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30901. The Survey maps it on the Augusta East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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 Augusta quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Augusta East quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Augusta East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Augusta East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
288 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 288 fires within 5 miles of Aragon Park between 1992 and 2019, burning about 676 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 137 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 137 |
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-RICHMOND-013 |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-RICHMOND-014 |
| 7 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-RICHMOND-015 |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-RICHMOND-012 |
| 28 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-RICHMOND-002 |
| 24 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Aragon Park: 9 producers, 8 occurrences, 3 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Preparation Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Foster's Lane Pit | Brick Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Merry Companies Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Merry Pit 4 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Richmond County Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Davis Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dixon Airline Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Heard No 1 Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway 56 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Karleen Road Pit Vb James Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aragon Park in 2 storm reports in 2011: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park | 0.6 miles | 21 | |
| Turrin Hill | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Southlands | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Kendan Park | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Southgate Village | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Pine Heights | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Butler Estates | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Gordon Park | 1.6 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122595411 | 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 358198. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.










