Afton, Wisconsin
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]
Afton, Wisconsin | |
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  Afton, Wisconsin  Afton, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′14″N 89°04′16″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Rock |
| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1560708[1] |
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
- "Afton, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- 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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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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