Afton, Glenn County, California

Coordinates: 39°25′12″N 121°57′59″W / 39.42000°N 121.96639°W / 39.42000; -121.96639

Afton
Unincorporated community
Afton
Afton

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°25′12″N 121°57′59″W / 39.42000°N 121.96639°W / 39.42000; -121.96639
Country United States
State California
County Glenn County
Elevation[1] 72 ft (22 m)

Afton is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California.[1] It is located 3.25 miles (5 km) south-southeast of Butte City,[2] at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m).[1]

A post office operated at Afton from 1887 to 1910 and from 1915 to 1923.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Afton, Glenn County, California
  2. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 183. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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