HISTORY OF AFFTON
Johann Aff
Johann Aff began a general
store at the "Ten Mile House"
in 1872. Besides owning a
truck garden and operating the
general store, he also served
as the first postmaster of the
area. Thus it was for mailing
purposes, the area began
being referred to as Aff’s town
and eventually Affton. Did you
know that Johann Aff is buried
near Affton, just inside the City
limits?
The story of early Affton would
certainly be incomplete without
mention of another post-office
in the area, that of Nursery, Mo.
The Weber Nursery, located
approximately on what is now
Coral Drive, in the Gravois
Gardens Subdivision, is
described in early history
books as one of the most
complete nurseries west of the
Mississippi River. The Nursery
did such a tremendous mail
order business that it had its
own post office; thus the name
Nursery, Mo.