Welcome to Upward ...
Upward is located in Henderson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Upward, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Upward is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Upward is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Upward lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Upward: 828
Communities near Upward ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upward.
- Hendersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
- Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hendersonville
- From Upward to Hendersonville
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Fletcher is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <3>
- Mills River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
- Mills River is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mills River
- From Upward to Mills River
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Flat Rock
- From Upward to Flat Rock
- Landrum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Landrum
- From Upward to Landrum
- Laurel Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <3>
- Tryon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Tryon is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tryon
- From Upward to Tryon
- Biltmore Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biltmore Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Lake Lure
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
- Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <3>
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Columbus
- From Upward to Columbus
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 Upward. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upward.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upward. 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 Upward.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upward. See our Newspapers Page for Upward.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upward ...
Looking for more information about Upward? 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 Upward, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upward.
Adding Upward to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Upward 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 Upward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Upward post office opened in 1887.
We also found Upward in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Upward.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upward. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upward - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |