Do you know of Afton ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Afton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Afton.<1>
Our sources for Afton (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Afton other than they indicate that Afton would be found somewhere in Frontier County, Nebraska.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1874 and closed in 1893.
Communities Also Named Afton ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Afton.
Within Nebraska, the name Afton is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Afton [New Castle County].
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Union County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Afton [Union County].
- Kansas
- Marshall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Afton [Marshall County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Afton [Sedgwick County].
- Sumner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Afton [Sumner County].
- Louisiana
- Madison Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Afton [Madison Parish].
- Tensas Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Afton [Tensas Parish].
- Michigan
- Charlevoix County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Afton [Charlevoix County].
- Cheboygan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Afton [Cheboygan County].
- Minnesota
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Afton [Washington County].
- Nevada
- Elko County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Afton [Elko County].
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Afton [Morris County].
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Afton [Dona Ana County].
- New York
- Chenango County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Afton [Chenango County].
- North Carolina
- Warren County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Afton [Warren County].
- Nova Scotia
- Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Afton.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Afton [Clermont County].
- Oklahoma
- Ottawa County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Afton [Ottawa County].
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Afton [Greene County].
- Sullivan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Afton [Sullivan County].
- Texas
- Dickens County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Afton [Dickens County].
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Afton [Preston County].
- Wisconsin
- Rock County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Afton [Rock County].
- Wyoming
- Lincoln County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Afton [Lincoln County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Afton ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Afton:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Afton - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
More Orphans in Frontier County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Frontier County.
| Bartonville | |
| Stowe | |
| Osborn | |
| Osburn |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Afton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |