Welcome to Upland ...

Upland is located in Dickinson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Upland, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Upland is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Upland is within the boundaries of the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Upland ...

While we believe that this Upland is located in Dickinson County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Upland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jewell and Marshall County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 14 communities that are also named Upland - they are located in California, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Utah and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Upland ...

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

• Junction City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
• Abilene
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
  • Abilene is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abilene <4>
• Ogden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Ogden is located in Riley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <4>
• Grandview Plaza
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
  • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
• Chapman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Chapman is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapman <4>
• Riley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
  • Riley is located in Riley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Former names for Riley:
  • Riley Center
  • Union
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <4>
• Wakefield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>
• Enterprise
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <4>
• Milford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Manchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people

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 Upland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upland. 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 Upland.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upland ...

Looking for more information about Upland? 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 Upland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upland.

Adding Upland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Upland 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 Upland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Upland post office opened in 1898.

We also found Upland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dickinson County: www.dkcoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/