Afton is an unincorporated community in northern Dickens County, Texas, United States.[2]

Afton, Texas
unincorporated community
Patton Springs School
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Coordinates: 33°45′46″N 100°49′00″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Dickens
Region	Llano Estacado
Established	1893
Elevation [1]	2,536 ft (773 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Area code	806

History

A post office was established in the community under the name Beckton in 1893, and the name was changed to Afton in 1900.[3] The present name is derived from the poem Sweet Afton by Robert Burns.[4]

Education

The Patton Springs Independent School District serves area students.

Notable people

• Saddlemaker Charles Weldon Cannon was born in Afton in 1915.
• American Country Music artist Trent Willmon was raised on a ranch near Afton.

See also

• Battle of Pease River
• Little Red River
• Pease River
• Quitaque Creek
• Salt Fork Brazos River
• Washita River
• Wichita River

References

External links

• Afton, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Afton
• Public domain photos of West Texas and the Llano Estacado

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