Afton, Virginia

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_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Virginia
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Nelson

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population_as_of = 2000
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = Gnis|1499043|Afton, Virginia. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.]
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elevation_ft = 1362
latd = 38 |latm = 01 |lats = 56 |latNS = N
longd = 78 |longm = 50 |longs = 21 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 22920
area_code = 540
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 51-51125
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
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 the Blue 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

*Paul F. Gorman, former Commander in Chief of the United 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.

References

External links

*Geolinks-US-cityscale|38.032360|-78.839189


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