Welcome to Aarons ...

Aarons is located in Kanawha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aarons, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Aarons is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Aarons lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Aarons: (304) and (681)<3>

Communities near Aarons ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aarons.

• Charleston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
• South Charleston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <4>
• Saint Albans
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <4>
• Dunbar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <4>
• Nitro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
• Winfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Chesapeake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <4>
• Belle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
• Clendenin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Aarons. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aarons.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aarons. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aarons.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aarons. See our Newspapers Page for Aarons.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aarons ...

Looking for more information about Aarons? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Aarons, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aarons.

Adding Aarons to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aarons in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Aarons was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Aarons post office opened in 1888.

We also found Aarons in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aarons.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aarons. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/