Afton (also Middledale) 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 hav ...
in the
Town of Rock, in
Rock County,
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
, United States.
The town hall for the Town of Rock is in Afton.
History
Originally called Middletown, the community was renamed in about 1857–8 after the poem ''
Sweet Afton'' by Robert Burns.
Climate
Notable people
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Diane Hendricks, businesswoman, lives in Afton
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Ken Hendricks
Kenneth A. Hendricks (September 8, 1941 – December 21, 2007) was an American businessman who, along with Diane Hendricks, his business partner and wife, grew a Roof shingle, shingle supply company into a $2.6 billion fortune and a spot on t ...
, businessman, lived in Afton
Notes
Unincorporated communities in Rock County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
1857 establishments in Wisconsin
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