Afton, Tennessee

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Afton, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
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Afton, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Afton, Tennessee
Afton, Tennessee
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Country United States
State Tennessee
County Greene
Elevation 1,463 ft (446 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 37616
Area code(s) 423
GNIS feature ID 1304773[1]

Afton is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Tennessee.[2] It is believed that the community's name comes from Robert Burns's song "Sweet Afton", about the River Afton in Scotland.[3] Its ZIP code is 37616.[4]

Some of Afton has been annexed by the town of Greeneville and the city of Tusculum.

Education

Chuckey-Doak High School and Chuckey-Doak Middle School are the only schools in Afton.

Postal Service

Afton has its own post office and zip code (37616). The post office is located at 432 Afton Road, Afton, Tennessee 37616.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Afton
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