Afton is an unincorporated community in Clermont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
A post office called California was established in 1849, the name was changed to Afton in 1865, and the post office closed in 1912.[2] Besides the post office, Afton had a station on the Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad, today the Cincinnati Eastern Railroad (CCET).[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Afton, Ohio
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Afton Post Office (historical)
- ^ Everts, Louis H. (1880). History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 296.
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39°3′43″N 84°6′2″W / 39.06194°N 84.10056°W