Afton is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Clermont County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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.
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. Besides the post office, Afton had a station on the
Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad, today the
Cincinnati Eastern Railroad
The Cincinnati District is a railroad line owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway and operated by Cincinnati Eastern Railroad in the U.S. state of Ohio. The line runs from Cincinnati, Ohio southeast to Portsmouth, Ohio along a former Norfolk and ...
(CCET).
References
Unincorporated communities in Clermont County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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