Welcome to Upton ...
Upton is located in Summit County<1>.
The location of Upton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
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.<3> In other words, the altitude 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
Upton is 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 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Oakley is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <4>
- Coalville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Coalville is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalville <4>
- Henefer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henefer
- Henefer is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henefer <4>
- Rockport ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Grass Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Grass Creek is located in Summit County
- Emory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hoytsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytsville
- Hoytsville is located in Summit County
- Echo City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo City
- Echo City is located in Summit County
- Echo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Summit County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <4>
- Castle Rock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Summit County
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 for Upton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Upton post office opened in 1892.
We also found Upton on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Upton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Summit County: www.co.summit.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
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 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |