Welcome to Upton ...
Although we found mention of Upton during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Upton was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Upton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Upton, please Contact Us.
The location of Upton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Upton is 4,980 feet [1,518 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Upton is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Upton might be (or was) located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Upton and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
We believe that Upton would be found within the (435) area code.
Communities Also Named Upton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Upton: This one is located in Beaver County and the other is located in Summit County.
Beyond Utah, 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, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Upton.
Communities near Upton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upton.
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
- Minersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <4>
- Adamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Beaver County
- Former names for Adamsville:
- Beaver Iron Works
- Wales
- Beaver City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Beaver City is located in Beaver County
- Shenandoah City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah City
- Shenandoah City is located in Beaver County
- Shenandoah City has also been known as:
- North Camp
- North Star
- Star City
- Arago City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago City
- Arago City is located in Beaver County
- Arago City has also been known as:
- South Camp
- Shauntie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Thermo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Blueacre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 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.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Beaver County: www.beaver.state.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Upton and then turned east". While Upton could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Upton as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Upton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |