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
Afton, Wisconsin
Afton, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°36′14″N 89°04′16″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyRock
Elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)608
GNIS feature ID1560708[1]

History

Originally called Middletown, the community was renamed in about 1857–8 after the poem Sweet Afton by Robert Burns.[3]

Notable people

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