Afton, Wisconsin
| Afton, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Afton, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′14″N 89°04′16″W / 42.60389°N 89.07111°WCoordinates: 42°36′14″N 89°04′16″W / 42.60389°N 89.07111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Rock |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1560708[1] |
Afton is an unincorporated community in the Town of Rock, in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The town hall for the Town of Rock is in Afton.[2]
History
Originally called Middletown, the community was renamed in about 1857–8 after the poem Sweet Afton by Robert Burns.[3]
Notable people
- Diane Hendricks, businesswoman, lives in Afton[4]
- Ken Hendricks, businessman, lived in Afton
Notes
- 1 2 "Afton, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Afton, Wisconsin
- ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 35.
- ↑ "Diane Hendricks". Forbes. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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