Afton

Afton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in and counties in the Commonwealth of . It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313.
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  • Type: Village with 313 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Virginia, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Afton, VA” and “Afton, Virginia”
  • Postal code: 22920

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blue Ridge Tunnel and Rockfish Gap.

Parking area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a historic railroad tunnel built during the construction of the Blue Ridge Railroad in the 1850s. The tunnel was the westernmost and longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the at in central .

Mountain saddle
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a wind gap located in the between and , , United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap.

Manor estate
Photo: Colchicine, Public domain.
is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above on the border of northern and , in the US. is situated 1½ miles west of Afton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swannanoa and Avon.

Locality
is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above on the border of northern and , in the US. is situated 1½ miles west of Afton.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 2½ miles south of Afton.

Locality
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 3 miles east of Afton.

Afton

Latitude
38.03236° or 38° 1′ 57″ north
Longitude
-78.83919° or 78° 50′ 21″ west
Population
313
Elevation
1,362 feet (415 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US AFQ
Open location code
87C325J6+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157566375
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4743971
Wiki­data ID
Q4690824
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Afton” goes by many names.
  • French: “Afton”
  • Gilaki: “افتن (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “افتن”
  • Irish: “Afton”
  • Ladin: “Afton”
  • Persian: “افتون، ویرجینیا”
  • Persian: “افتون”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آفتون، ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Afton”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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