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Welcome to Upchurch ...

Upchurch is located in Wake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upchurch, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Upchurch is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Upchurch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Upchurch: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Upchurch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Upchurch - they are located in Kentucky and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Upchurch ...

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

  • Raleigh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Durham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Apex
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <4>
  • Chapel Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Garner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fuquay - Varina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Morrisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Carrboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upchurch ...

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

Adding Upchurch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Upchurch 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 (so far) for Upchurch was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upchurch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upchurch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Upchurch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Upchurch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.