Afton, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
33°45′46″N 100°49′00″W / 33.76278°N 100.81667°W / 33.76278; -100.81667[1]
United States
Texas[1]
79220[2]
Afton is an unincorporated community in northern Dickens County, Texas, United States.[3]
History
A post office was established in the community under the name Beckton in 1893, and the name was changed to Afton in 1900.[4] The present name is derived from the poem Sweet Afton by Robert Burns.[5]
Education
The Patton Springs Independent School District serves area students.
Notable person
- Country musician Trent Willmon was raised on a ranch near Afton.
See also
- Battle of Pease River
- Little Red River
- Pease River
- Quitaque Creek
- Salt Fork Brazos River
- Washita River
- Wichita River
References
- ^ a b "Afton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Afton ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Afton, Texas
- ^ Afton from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ Tarpley, Fred (July 5, 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-292-78693-6.
External links
- Afton, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Afton
- Public domain photos of West Texas and the Llano Estacado
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Municipalities and communities of Dickens County, Texas, United States
County seat: Dickens
communities
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