Welcome to Upland ...

Upland is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Upland is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Upland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Upland: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Upland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Upland: This one is located in Mason County and the other is located in McDowell County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 14 communities that are also named Upland - they are located in California, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Upland.

Communities near Upland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upland.

• Saint Albans
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
• Hurricane
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <5>
• Nitro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
• Barboursville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <5>
• Point Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
• Gallipolis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <5>
• Milton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Winfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Eleanor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <5>
• Buffalo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>

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 Upland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upland. 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 Upland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upland. See our Newspapers Page for Upland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upland ...

Looking for more information about Upland? 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 Upland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upland.

Adding Upland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Upland 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 Upland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Upland post office opened in 1851.

We also found Upland in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/