Afton, Virginia

Afton, Virginia
Afton, Virginia
Unincorporated community
	Amtrak's Cardinal passes through Afton in 2009. No trains stop in Afton.
	Location of Afton in VirginiaShow map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 38°01′56″N 78°50′21″W / 38.03222°N 78.83917°WCoordinates: 38°01′56″N 78°50′21″W / 38.03222°N 78.83917°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties	Albemarle, Nelson
Elevation	1,362 ft (415 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	22920
Area code(s)	540
FIPS code	51-51125
GNIS feature ID	1499043

Afton is an unincorporated community in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains about 20 miles (32 km) west of Charlottesville.^[3]

Afton is home to Silverback Distillery, Veritas Vineyard and Winery, the Blue Mountain Brewery and Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery.

Notable residents[]

Paul F. Gorman, former Commander in Chief of the United States Southern Command^[4]
Rita Mae Brown, novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist^[5]
June Curry, benefactor to bicyclists on the Transamerica Trail
Mary Chapin Carpenter, songwriter, musician^[6]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Afton, Virginia. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
^ "Afton VA". ZIP Code Lookup. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
^ Gale, Kira (2006). Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across America. River Junction Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-9649315-2-4.
^ Edwards, Greg (October 10, 2005). "Small wineries being squeezed?". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
^ Rita Mae Brown says trust yourself first - Daily Press Retrieved 2018-05-08.
^ Mary Chapin Carpenter's House in Afton, VA (Google Maps) Retrieved 2018-05-08.

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show v t Municipalities and communities of Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Charlottesville
Town	Scottsville‡
CDPs	Crozet Esmont Free Union Hollymead Ivy Pantops Piney Mountain Rivanna (east county) University of Virginia
Unincorporated communities	Advance Mills Afton‡ Alberene Arrowhead Barboursville‡ Barracks Barterbrook Batesville Bellair Bentivar Berkeley Berkmar Blenheim Boonesville Brownsville Browntown Burnley Campbell Carrsbrook Cash Corner Chestnut Grove Cismont Clover Hill Cobham Colthurst Commonwealth Covesville Damon Doylesville Earlysville Earlysville Heights Eastham Ednam Ehart Everettsville Farmington Franklin Freetown Gilbert Glendower Glenmore Greenwood Hatton Heards Howardsville Hydraulic Keene Keswick Key West Lexington Lindsay McCullough Midway Midway Mill Creek Millington Milton Montvue Mountain Laurel Mountfair Newtown Northfields North Garden Nortonsville Norwood Oak Hill Old Dominion Overton Owensville The Pines Porters Powell Corner Proffit Queen Charlotte Redland Rio Rivanna (north county) Rose Hill Rosena Shadwell Simeon Springfield Stony Point Tapscott Warren Westfield White Hall Wilhait Willoughby Woodbrook Woodridge Yancey Mills
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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show v t Municipalities and communities of Nelson County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Lovingston
CDPs	Arrington Lovingston Nellysford Schuyler Shipman Wintergreen‡
Unincorporated communities	Adial Afton Allens Creek Avon Beech Grove Bryant Buffalo Springs Caskie Colleen Durrett Town Elma Faber Five Forks Four Forks Freshwater Gladstone Gordon Crossing Greenfield Greenway Gullysville Hendersons Store Jonesboro Kingswood Lakeview Heights Lanes Ford Lawthorne Mill Lodebar Lowesville Martins Store Massies Mill Midway Mills Montebello Nash Norwood Oak Ridge Old Myndus Onan Ottoway Piedmont Piney River Poplar Flats Ramsey Red Apple Orchard Rockfish Roseland Roses Mill Shady Lane Twin Poplars Tye River Tyro Warminster White Rock Wingina Woods Mill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Afton, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Amtrak's Cardinal passes through Afton in 2009. No trains stop in Afton.
Location of Afton in Virginia Afton, Virginia (the United States) Show map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 38°01′56″N 78°50′21″W / 38.03222°N 78.83917°W / 38.03222; -78.83917Coordinates: 38°01′56″N 78°50′21″W / 38.03222°N 78.83917°W / 38.03222; -78.83917
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties	Albemarle, Nelson
Elevation ^[1]	1,362 ft (415 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	22920
Area code(s)	540
FIPS code	51-51125
GNIS feature ID	1499043^[1]
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