Afton, Texas

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Afton, Texas
unincorporated community
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Patton Springs School
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Afton
Location of Afton
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Afton
Afton (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°45′46″N100°49′00″W / 33.76278°N 100.81667°W / 33.76278; -100.81667 [1]
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
StateFlag of Texas.svg  Texas
County Dickens
Region Llano Estacado
Established1893
Elevation
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2,536 ft (773 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
ZIP code
79220 [2]
Area code 806

Afton is an unincorporated community in northern Dickens County, Texas, United States. [3]

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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

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Afton Gin, 2018

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Afton". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Afton ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Afton, Texas
  4. ↑ Afton from the Handbook of Texas Online
  5. ↑ Tarpley, Fred (July 5, 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 5. ISBN   978-0-292-78693-6.
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