Welcome to Upton ...
Upton is located Upton is located in Bastrop County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Upton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894. Upton is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Upton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Upton lies within the (512) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Upton - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Utah (2), West Virginia and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Upton. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upton. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Upton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upton. 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 Upton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upton. See our Newspapers Page for Upton. Looking for more information about Upton? 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 Upton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upton. We originally found mention of Upton 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 Upton was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Upton in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Upton post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Upton.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bastrop, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <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> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/