Afton
Former community
Railroad in Afton Canyon
Railroad in Afton Canyon
Afton is located in California
Afton
Afton
Location in California
Afton is located in the United States
Afton
Afton
Afton (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°02′11″N 116°22′47″W / 35.03639°N 116.37972°W / 35.03639; -116.37972[1]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Bernardino
Elevation1,407 ft (429 m)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
  Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Area codes442/760
FIPS code06-00360
GNIS feature ID252842

Afton is a former community in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Afton is located along a railroad near the Mojave River, 23.5 miles (37.8 km) southwest of Baker. It was a station on the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, established in 1904, home to a number of railroad employees.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Afton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. Richardson, John. "Afton: a desert station along the Mojave River on the Salt Lake Route, or, Who is buried in the cemetery?". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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