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Discover East Afton in United States
East Afton in the region of Texas is a town located in United States - some 1,362 mi or ( 2193 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in East Afton is now 06:37 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Oklahoma City, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Amarillo. When in this area, you might want to check out Oklahoma City . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in East Afton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Afton, Texas
Afton is an unincorporated community in northern Dickens County, Texas, United States. The Patton Springs Independent School District serves area students. Saddlemaker Charles Weldon Cannon was born in Afton in 1915.
Located at 33.76 -100.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Dickens County, Texas
Dickens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,444. Its county seat is Dickens. The county and city are both named for J. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo. The Pitchfork Ranch is in Dickens and adjacent King County. It was managed from 1965 to 1986 by Jim Humphreys, who was also affiliated with the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock. The Matador Ranch, based in Motley County, once reached into Dickens County.
Located at 33.62 -100.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Dickens, Texas
Dickens is a city in and the county seat of Dickens County, Texas, United States. The population was 332 at the 2000 census. Charles Weldon Cannon (1915–1997), a Dickens County native, made his famous boots and saddles in Dickens.
Located at 33.62 -100.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Roaring Springs, Texas
Roaring Springs is a town in Motley County, Texas, United States. The population was 265 at the 2000 census. Roaring Springs was originally an Indian campground. At the time of the recapture of Cynthia Ann Parker in Foard County, Roaring Springs was the main Comanche outpost. It was known for the purity of it water. In 1912, the community was laid out in the anticipation of service from the Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway, operated by Samuel Lazarus (1855-1926).
Located at 33.90 -100.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Pitchfork Ranch
The Pitchfork Ranch, established in 1883, encompasses some 181,000 acres in Dickens and King counties in West Texas, in the United States, with an annex in Jefferson County in southern Oklahoma. Previous properties in Kansas and Wyoming have been since sold. Officially known as the Pitchfork Land & Cattle Company of St. Louis, Missouri, the ranch runs commercial cattle: Angus and Herefords as well as the “black baldy”, a term which refers to the cross-breeding of Angus and Hereford.
Located at 33.60 -100.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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