Afton, Texas. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

Settled in the late 1900s, the town was named after an early family. A cemetery was set aside early on and in the late 1880s a school was constructed which doubled as a church until one could be built.

The town had a post office for some time between the beginning of 1892 and the end of 1893. The school eventually merged with Hitson

. The town was �a dispersed community� by 1940 and today all that�s left is the Afton cemetery.

Fisher County map showing Hitson
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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