Welcome to Upton ...

Upton is located in Etowah County<1>.

The location of Upton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Upton is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Upton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Upton (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Upton: (256) & (938)<4>

Communities Also Named Upton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Upton: This one is located in Etowah County and the other is located in Marshall County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 30 communities that are also named Upton - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Texas, Utah (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Upton.

Communities near Upton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upton.

• Gadsden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <5>
• Boaz
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <5>
• Rainbow City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
  • Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <5>
• Southside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Southside is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <5>
• Attalla
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attalla
  • Attalla is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attalla <5>
• Glencoe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <5>
• Hokes Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
  • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <5>
• Centre
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Centre is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <5>
• Collinsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <5>
• Crossville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Upton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upton. See our Newspapers Page for Upton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upton ...

Looking for more information about Upton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Upton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upton.

Adding Upton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Upton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Upton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Upton post office opened in 1888.

We also found Upton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/