Welcome to Afton Junction ...
So far, we found very little information about Afton Junction. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Afton Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Afton Junction, please Contact Us.
Afton Junction would have been located within present day Union County<2>.
The location of Afton Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Afton Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Afton Junction: Afton Jct. (or less commonly used: Afton Jctn.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Afton Junction is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Afton Junction was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Afton Junction still existed, it would have been in the (641) area code.
Communities near Afton Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Afton Junction.
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Creston is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <5>
- Osceola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <5>
- Afton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Afton is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Truro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Truro is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <5>
- Orient
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Orient is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <5>
- Lorimor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Diagonal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diagonal
- Diagonal is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diagonal <5>
- Grand River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Tingley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tingley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
- Tingley is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tingley <5>
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 Afton Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Afton Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Afton Junction. 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 Afton Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Afton Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Afton Junction.
Adding Afton Junction to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Afton Junction in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Afton Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Afton Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Afton Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Afton Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Afton Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |