Afton, Wisconsin
Afton, Wisconsin | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 42°36′14″N 89°04′16″W / 42.60389°N 89.07111°W / 42.60389; -89.07111Coordinates: 42°36′14″N 89°04′16″W / 42.60389°N 89.07111°W / 42.60389; -89.07111 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Rock |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| 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
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^ Town of Rock.
^ 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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County seat: Janesville | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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