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
Greene County, Tennessee
Greene County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 70,152. Its county seat is Greeneville. Greene County comprises the Greeneville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Are ...
.
Toponymy
It is believed that the community's name comes from
Robert Burns
Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who hav ...
's song "
Sweet Afton
"Sweet Afton" is a lyrical poem describing the Afton Water in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was written by Robert Burns in 1791 and set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman in 1837, under the title ''Flow gently, sweet Afton''. This poem was originally publ ...
", about the
River Afton
The River Afton (or Afton Water) is a small river in Ayrshire, Scotland, which flows north from Alwhat Hill in the Carsphairn and Scaur Hills, through Afton Reservoir and then for eight miles down Glen Afton before joining the River Nith at New ...
in
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
.
History
In the early 1960s, construction began on a new
U.S. Post Office
The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an Independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the executive branch of the Federal government of the Uni ...
in Afton. It was built by Modern Woodman of America.
Geography
Afton's "downtown" area is located along Afton Road just north of US Routes
11E/
321
Year 321 ( CCCXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Crispus and Constantinus (or, less frequently, year 1074 ' ...
, however the Afton zip code includes areas along Tennessee State Routes
93,
107,
172
Year 172 ( CLXXII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scipio and Maximus (or, less frequently, year 925 '' Ab urbe condita ...
and
351.
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Afton,+TN+37616/@36.2271649,-82.7511815,10z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x885a50040c635ac5:0xbd21f54f4c835caf!8m2!3d36.228764!4d-82.7670745!16s%2Fm%2F03dxl_f]
Some of Afton has been annexed by the town of
Greeneville and the city of
Tusculum
Tusculum is a ruined Roman city in the Alban Hills, in the Latium region of Italy. Tusculum was most famous in Roman times for the many great and luxurious patrician country villas sited close to the city, yet a comfortable distance from Rome ( ...
.
Attractions and amenities
Middle Creek Blueberry Farm is a
u-pick
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farm that grows blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries. The farm is currently closed.
Education
There are two schools in Afton, Chuckey-Doak Middle School, and
Chuckey-Doak High School.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Greene County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee
Tusculum, Tennessee