Welcome to Upper Tract ...
Upper Tract is located in Pendleton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Tract, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.
Upper Tract is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Upper Tract lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Upper Tract: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Upper Tract ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upper Tract.
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Pendleton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Harman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Harman is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harman <4>
- Brushy Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Ruddle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Ketterman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Macksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Fort Seybert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County
- Onego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Upper Tract. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Tract.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upper Tract. 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 Upper Tract.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Tract. See our Newspapers Page for Upper Tract.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Tract ...
Looking for more information about Upper Tract? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Upper Tract, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Upper Tract.
Adding Upper Tract to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Upper Tract 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 Upper Tract was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Upper Tract post office opened in 1832.
We also found Upper Tract in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Tract.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Tract. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pendleton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upper Tract - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Upper Tract area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Upper Tract area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |