Axson, Georgia
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Axson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31624. The Survey maps it on the Axson quadrangle. 360 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 177 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Axson quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Waycross quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
313 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 313 fires within 5 miles of Axson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,476 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 25 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 | 194 |
| Natural | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-WARE-003 |
| 7 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-ATKINSON-001 |
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-ATKINSON-018 |
| 28 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 4.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-ATKINSON-013 |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Axson in 16 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | $2,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | - | A couple of trees were blown down in Axson. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | - | Trees were blown down by Stokes Way off of Highway 64. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | - | A swath of thunderstorm wind damage occurred along Axon Road where power lines and trees were blown down along with several damaged sheds. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | - | An Atkinson county official reported that two trees were down near Cogdell road and fiddler Green road. These fell between 4:40 and 4:50 PM EST. Pea to dime size hail was also reported in the surrounding area. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | - | Tri-County Dispatch reported widespread tree and power line damage across Clinch and Atkinson counties. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | - | A large tree was blown down across the road in Axson. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in northeast Coffee county. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of Mexico Road and Cogdell Road. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | - | Minor structure damage impacted a few mobile homes and barns in the 2200 block of Fiddler Green Road. |
| December 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | - | Large trees and branches were blown down in Axson. Wind gusts were estimated at 65 mph. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Axson | - | Quarter size hail and gusty winds were reported at a store near Axson. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | - | Trees were blown down in Axson. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | - | Atkinson County Emergency Management reported trees down along the Old Axson Road. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axson | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Axson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stokesville | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Sandy Bottom | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Pearson | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Kirkland | 9.5 miles | 8 | |
| Henderson Still | 13.8 miles | 8 | |
| Leliaton | 14.1 miles | 8 | |
| Oberry | 15.1 miles | 8 | |
| Gracys Station (historical) | 15.6 miles | 8 |
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 Axson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058882 | 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 354419. 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.




