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Welcome to Upton ...

Upton is located in Summit County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Upton is 6,160 feet [1,878 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Upton is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Upton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Upton: 435

Communities Also Named Upton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Upton: This one is located in Summit County and the other is located in Beaver 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.

  • Oakley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Coalville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Henefer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rockport ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockport is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Former names for Rockport:
    • Crandall
    • Enoch City
    • Rock Fort
  • Grass Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grass Creek is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
  • Emory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Emory is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Hoytsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoytsville is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytsville
  • Echo City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Echo City is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo City
  • Echo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Castle Rock ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Castle Rock is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock

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.

Adding Upton to Our Gazetteer ...

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 (so far) for Upton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Upton post office opened in 1892. The Upton post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Summit, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/