Afton, Texas
Afton is an unincorporated community in northern Dickens County, Texas, United States.
Afton Gin, 2018
History
A post office was established in the community under the name Beckton in 1893, and the name was changed to Afton in 1900. The present name is derived from the poem Sweet Afton by Robert Burns.
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
- ^ "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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