Welcome to East Afton ...

East Afton is located in the Texas Panhandle.

East Afton is located in Dickens County<1>.

The location of East Afton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for East Afton: E. Afton

East Afton is 2,420 feet [738 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of East Afton is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: East Afton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for East Afton: (806)

Communities Also Named East Afton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Afton - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Afton.

Communities near East Afton ...

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

• Spur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
  • Spur is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <4>
• Matador
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matador have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matador
  • Matador is located in Motley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matador <4>
• Dickens
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
  • Dickens is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <4>
• Roaring Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
  • Roaring Springs is located in Motley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Springs <4>
• Afton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Dickens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
• Russellville ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Motley County
• Dumont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
  • Dumont is located in King County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <4>
• McAdoo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
  • McAdoo is located in Dickens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <4>
• Dougherty
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
  • Dougherty is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <4>
• Narcisso
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcisso
  • Narcisso is located in Cottle County

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 East Afton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Afton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Afton. 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 East Afton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Afton ...

Looking for more information about East Afton? 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 East Afton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Afton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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