Welcome to Afton ...

Afton is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Afton is located in Dickens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Afton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Afton is 2,530 feet [771 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Afton is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Afton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Afton: (806)

The ZIP code for Afton: 79220<3>

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, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), 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.

• Spur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
  • Spur is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <4>
• Matador
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matador have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matador
  • Matador is located in Motley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matador <4>
• Dickens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
  • Dickens is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <4>
• Roaring Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
  • Roaring Springs is located in Motley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Springs <4>
• McAdoo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
  • McAdoo is located in Dickens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <4>
• Russellville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Motley County
• Dumont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
  • Dumont is located in King County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <4>
• Dougherty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
  • Dougherty is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <4>
• Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
  • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
• Crosbyton
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosbyton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosbyton
  • Crosbyton is located in Crosby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosbyton <4>

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. 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 1900.

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 State of Texas: https://texas.gov/