Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Upton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Upton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Upton is located in Caldwell County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caldwell County: Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Watauga & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Upton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upton:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Upton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Mulberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Blowing Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rufus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Collettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adako
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Abingdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- 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 <1>
- Cedar Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Ellendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Liledoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Brownwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Todd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fleetwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Obids
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Roten
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Seven Devils
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Banner Elk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Pineola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crossnore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beech Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Stamey Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Linville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Drexel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Morganton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Calvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Glen Alpine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Valdese
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rutherford College
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Connelly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- North Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Long View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Viewmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Ashford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Little Switzerland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patten
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Altapass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Grassy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Penland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Buladean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- 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
- Foscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bamboo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Boone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Matney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Valle Crucis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Sands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rominger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Ferguson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Boomer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Purlear
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Wilbar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Millers Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Cricket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Moravian Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Double Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Newdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Micaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Shell Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Heaton Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Roan Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Fish Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tolley Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Trade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Norris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- High Health ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Mountain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upton, see our County-by-County Page for Upton.
Cemeteries Near Upton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Upton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Estes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McLean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gragg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bolick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tolbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Globe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (521 more) ...
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Upton had a post office and no railroad service.
These 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)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upton.
Newspapers Published in Upton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Upton:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yancey County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Upton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |