Afton | |
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| Coordinates: 36°11′38″N82°44′20″W / 36.19389°N 82.73889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Greene |
| Elevation | 1,463 ft (446 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37616 [1] |
| Area code | 423 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1304773 [2] |
Afton is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Tennessee. [3]
It is believed that the community's name comes from Robert Burns's song "Sweet Afton", about the River Afton in Scotland. [4]
In the early 1960s, construction began on a new U.S. Post Office in Afton. It was built by Modern Woodman of America. [5]
Afton's "downtown" area is located along Afton Road just north of US Routes 11E/321, however the Afton zip code includes areas along Tennessee State Routes 93, 107, 172 and 351. [6]
Some of Afton has been annexed by the town of Greeneville and the city of Tusculum.
Middle Creek Blueberry Farm is a u-pick farm that grows blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries. The farm is currently closed. [7]
There are two schools in Afton, Chuckey-Doak Middle School, and Chuckey-Doak High School.
Greene County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 70,152. Its county seat is Greeneville. Greene County comprises the Greeneville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |