Welcome to Upper Town ...
So far, we found very little information about Upper Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Upper Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Upper Town, please Contact Us.
Upper Town would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
The location of Upper Town has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Town, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Upper Town is 5,630 feet [1,716 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Upper Town is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Upper Town was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Upper Town ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Upper Town - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Upper Town.
Communities near Upper Town ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Upper Town.
- Tybo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tybo
- Tybo is located in Nye County
- Warm Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <5>
- Belmont ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in White Pine County
- Stargo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Upper Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Town.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upper Town. 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 Upper Town.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Town. See our Newspapers Page for Upper Town.
Adding Upper Town to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Upper Town in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Upper Town was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Town.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
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 Upper Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upper Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |