Welcome to Afton (aka 'Taber City') ...
So far, we found very little information about Afton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Afton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Afton, please Contact Us.
Afton would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Afton, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Afton was founded in 1914.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Afton is 6,430 feet [1,960 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Afton is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Afton was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Afton still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
The community of Afton has also been called Taber City.
Communities Also Named Afton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Afton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Delaware, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Afton.
Communities near Afton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Afton.
- Shores ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Metropolis ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
- Metropolis is located in Elko County
- Melandco ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Wilkins ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Henry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Wells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Wells is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <6>
- Contact ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contact
- Contact is located in Elko County
- Deeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeth
- Deeth is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deeth <6>
- Holborn ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Bruno City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruno City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno City
- Bruno City is located in Elko County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Afton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Afton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Afton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Afton. See our Newspapers Page for Afton.
Adding Afton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Afton 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Afton post office opened in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Afton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Afton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |