Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Upton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Globe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Kelsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Blowing Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Aho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aho
- Foscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Penley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Buffalo Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Bamboo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Collettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valle Crucis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yadkin Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
- Darby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Triplett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Rutherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Jonas Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Sands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Crossnore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lenoir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <2>
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Upton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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