Welcome to Afton ...

The village of Afton is located in Chenango County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Afton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Afton has a population of 803 people<3> (see below for details).

Afton is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Afton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Afton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Afton, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Afton had an population of 803 people. This is a decrease of 2.31% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Afton had a population of 822 people. This makes Afton the county's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 822 people, the population of Afton decreased 1.67% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 836 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Afton.

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, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, 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.

• Sidney
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
• Port Dickinson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
  • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
• Deposit
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Deposit is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <5>
• Greene
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <5>
• Oxford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Bainbridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <5>
• Unadilla
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <5>
• Windsor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
• Oakland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
• Lanesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
  • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <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. 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. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Afton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Afton ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Afton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Afton.

Adding Afton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Afton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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.<6>

From that list, the Afton post office opened in 1857.

We also found Afton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Afton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chenango County: www.co.chenango.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/