Aragon, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Aragon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30104. It stands on Fish Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rockmart North quadrangle. 1,440 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 741 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresAragon grew from 1,249 to 1,440 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,249 | |
| 2020 | 1,440 | +191 (+15%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Rockmart North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
390 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 390 fires within 5 miles of Aragon between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,751 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 192 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 | 192 |
| Debris and open burning | 134 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-008 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-POLK-007 |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020POLK012 |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-017 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Aragon: 17 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadaway Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Rockmart | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rockmart Cement Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Silica Quarry No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ladd Lime and Stone Co Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rockmart Shale Quarry | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rockmart Shale Quarry | Clay | Producer | ||
| Braswell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Piedmont Portland Cement Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rockmart Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aragon in 11 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aragon | $20,000 | Polk county 911 reported trees down on houses and cars and across roads. Power lines were also knocked down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aragon | $3,000 | The Polk County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees and power lines were down in the eastern part of the county. Trees and power lines were down northwest of Aragon on Georgia Highway 101 and also on Pea Ridge Road near Fish Creek. Wind gusts were measured at 60 mph two miles northwest of Aragon by a member of the Polk County Fire and Rescue Department. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aragon | $500 | The Polk County Emergency Management Director reported that several small trees were blown down. |
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aragon | $500 | Polk county 911 reported high winds associated with a thunderstorm knocked some trees down. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aragon | - | Emergency manager reported trees and powerlines down on Williams St near the intersection with Hixville Rd. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Aragon | - | A cooperative observer reported nickel-sized hail in extreme northeast Polk county near the Bartow county line and the city of Taylorsville. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Aragon | - | The public reported quarter-sized hail, which last for at least 10 minutes at a given location. |
| March 2004 | Hail | Aragon | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. They also estimated wind gusts at 35 mph. |
| August 2003 | Heavy Rain | Aragon | - | The Polk county 911 center reported that heavy rain had resulted in minor street flooding in the Aragon and Rockmart areas. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Aragon | - | The Polk county 911 center reported nickel size hail. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Aragon | - | The public reported half dollar size hail on the Polk-Bartow county line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenel (historical) | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Portland | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Red Ore (historical) | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Davitte (historical) | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hamlet (historical) | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Posco (historical) | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Rockmart | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Brewers (historical) | 3.8 miles | 17 |
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 Aragon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2009134 | 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 354383. 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.









