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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Frederick (MD), Washington (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata & Perry.
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:
- Franklin County (The home county of Upton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Williamson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Welsh Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Greencastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Milnor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Kauffman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kauffman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kauffman
- Cashtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Markes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Claylick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Mercersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Dickey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Jacks Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Carroll Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Orrtanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trust
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Zora
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zora is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Cashtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McKnightstown Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Arendtsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Breezewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Coaldale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Purcell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Shippensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Websters Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- McConnellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knobsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Covalt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Harrisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Needmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burnt Cabins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Fort Littleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sipes Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Dott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Warfordsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Maddensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Neelyton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Selea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Shade Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pogue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Three Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saltillo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Orbisonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Joller ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Robertsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Sabillasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Walk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Myersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thurmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Catoctin Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Frostown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Emmitsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Jimtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mountaindale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Creagerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Charlesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Maugansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Huyett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Wilson - Conococheague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Hagerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <1>
- Hill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Clear Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Falling Waters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Little Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Bedington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Hedgesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Martinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Baker Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Arden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bardane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Cherry Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Sleepy Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Holton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Hancock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Stotlers Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
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.
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- German Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reformed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Reformed Cemetery is located in Greencastle.
- The German Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261256 <2>
- Secrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cushwa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reiffs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beautiful View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- State Line Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- State Line UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Broadfording Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church of God Corners Cemetery
- Salem Graveyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<4>
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.
- Welsh Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Williamson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Greencastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lemasters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Kauffman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kauffman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kauffman
- Housum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Housum is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housum
- Markes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Mercersburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
- Mercersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Dickey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Cearfoss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cearfoss is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearfoss
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 78 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]<5>. 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 begin 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Bedford County
- Cumberland County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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'. |