Afton, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:	Afton, Wisconsin
Pushpin Map:	Wisconsin#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Rock
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	761
Coordinates:	42.6039°N -89.0711°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP Code
Postal Code:	53501^[1]
Area Code:	608
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	1560708

Afton (also Middledale) is an unincorporated community in the Town of Rock, in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. 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 and References

1. Web site: Look up a ZIP Code . . February 4, 2023.
2. http://www.tn.rock.wi.gov/ Town of Rock
3. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 35.
4. Web site: Diane Hendricks. Forbes. 24 February 2015.