Afton (N.Y.)
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Name (Latin)
Afton (N.Y.)
Coordinates
-75.52583333 -75.52583333 42.22888889 42.22888889 (gooearth )
W0753136 W0753136 N0421341 N0421341 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
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Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 42°13ʹ41ʺN 075°31ʹ36ʺW)
- Marshall Penn-York Co. Binghamton, N.Y., 1980, c1978 (subj.)map verso (Afton)
- Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1980(Afton, in Town of Afton, Chenango Co.; inc.)
Wikipedia description:
Afton is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 2,769 at the 2020 census. Afton is situated in the southeast corner of the county and lies wholly within the original Township of Clinton. It was formed from the town of Bainbridge on November 18, 1857, and derives its name from Afton Water, a small river in the parish of New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, immortalized by the poet Robert Burns. It is bounded on the north by Bainbridge and Coventry, on the east by Delaware County, and on the west and south by Broome County. The town of Afton contains a village, also called Afton. The town is at the southeastern corner of the county and is northeast of Binghamton.
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