Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Afton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Afton in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Afton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Afton, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Afton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of New York (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for New York (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Afton is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Afton in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Afton for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Afton. See our Misc Page for Afton for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Afton:

Afton was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)