- Afton, Virginia
Infobox Settlement
name = Afton, Virginia
settlement_type =Unincorporated community
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pushpin_map_caption = Location of Afton in Virginia
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subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Virginia
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Nelsongovernment_footnotes =
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utc_offset = -5
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elevation_footnotes = Gnis|1499043|Afton, Virginia. Retrieved on2008-05-10 .]
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elevation_ft = 1362
latd = 38 |latm = 01 |lats = 56 |latNS = N
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postal_code = 22920
area_code = 540
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 51-51125
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blank1_info = 1499043
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footnotes = [cite web |url=http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&ac=ac&zip=Afton+VA&Go=Go |title=Afton VA |publisher=ZIP Code Lookup |accessdate=2008-06-09]Afton is an unincorporated community in Nelson County,
Virginia ,United States . It is located in the foothills of theBlue Ridge Mountains about Convert|20|mi|km west of Charlottesville. [cite book |author=Gale, Kira |title=Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across America |year=2006 |publisher=River Junction Press |isbn=0964931524 |pages=p. 13]Notable residents
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Paul F. Gorman , former Commander in Chief of theUnited States Southern Command [cite news |author=Edwards, Greg |title=Small wineries being squeezed? |url=http://www.lawmh.com/attorneys/articles/TimesDispatch_com%20%20Small%20wineries%20being%20squeezed.htm |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=October 10 2005 |accessdate=2008-05-10]The Matt Hess, current Marine Science Consortium Elderhostel Coordinator, had his origins in Afton. Likely Afton's most well-known resident, he now leads packs of old people around marshes.
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