Afton, Virginia

Afton, Virginia
Afton, Virginia
Census-designated place
	Amtrak's Cardinal passes through Afton in 2009. No trains stop in Afton.
	Location of Afton within Albemarle County
	Location of Afton in Virginia Afton, Virginia (the United States)
	Coordinates: 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)
Population (2021)
• Total	313
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	22920
Area code	540
FIPS code	51-00484
GNIS feature ID	1499043

Afton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313.^[3]

Geography[edit]

It is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains about 20 miles (32 km) west of Charlottesville.^[4]

Economy[edit]

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

Notable residents[edit]

Paul F. Gorman, former Commander in Chief of the United States Southern Command^[5]
Rita Mae Brown, novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist^[6]
June Curry, benefactor to bicyclists on the Transamerica Trail
Mary Chapin Carpenter, songwriter, musician^[7]

References[edit]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Afton, Virginia. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
^ "Afton VA". ZIP Code Lookup. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
^ "Afton CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ 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 May 11, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
^ 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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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Afton, Virginia. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.

[2] "Afton VA". ZIP Code Lookup. Retrieved June 9, 2008.

[3] "Afton CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

[4] Gale, Kira (2006). Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across America. River Junction Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-9649315-2-4.

[5] Edwards, Greg (October 10, 2005). "Small wineries being squeezed?". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2008.

[6] Rita Mae Brown says trust yourself first - Daily Press Retrieved 2018-05-08.

[7] Mary Chapin Carpenter's House in Afton, VA (Google Maps) Retrieved 2018-05-08.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Charlottesville
Town	Scottsville‡	Map of Virginia highlighting Albemarle County
CDPs	Afton‡ Crozet Earlysville Esmont Free Union Hollymead Ivy Keswick North Garden Pantops Piney Mountain Rio Rivanna (east county) University of Virginia
Unincorporated communities	Advance Mills Alberene Arrowhead Barracks Barterbrook Batesville Bellair Bentivar Berkeley Berkmar Blenheim Boonesville Brownsville Browntown Burnley Campbell Carrsbrook Chestnut Grove Cismont Clover Hill Cobham Colthurst Commonwealth Covesville Damon Doylesville Earlysville Heights Eastham Ednam Ehart Everettsville Farmington Franklin Freetown Gilbert Glendower Glenmore Greenwood Hatton Heards Howardsville Hydraulic Keene Key West Lexington Lindsay McCullough Midway Midway Millington Milton Montvue Mountfair Newtown Northfields Nortonsville Norwood Oak Hill Old Dominion Overton Owensville The Pines Porters Proffit Queen Charlotte Redland 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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v t e Municipalities and communities of Nelson County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Lovingston
CDPs	Afton‡ Arrington Lovingston Nellysford Schuyler Shipman Wintergreen‡	Map of Virginia highlighting Nelson County
Other communities	Adial 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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