Upland

Ghost town · Upton County, Texas

Sevenmile Corner quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Upland is a ghost town in Upton County, Texas. It is the only former community in Upton County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Upland as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 31.3664° N, 101.9806° W.

Key facts

Elevation	2,682 ft
Nearest living town	Rankin, TX
Distance to it	10 miles
Coordinates	31.36639, -101.98056

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What's there now

Upland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rankin, TX (population 1,189), about 10 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,682 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Texon
ghost town · Reagan County · 19.8 mi
Santa Rita
ghost town · Reagan County · 21.5 mi
Best
ghost town · Reagan County · 23.4 mi
Stiles
ghost town · Reagan County · 24.6 mi
Edruvera
ghost town · Crockett County · 29.9 mi
Dameron City
ghost town · Midland County · 39.3 mi
Baldridge, Texas
ghost town · Pecos County · 44.5 mi
Horsehead Crossing
ghost town · Crane County · 45.4 mi
Hembrie
ghost town · Crockett County · 46 mi

Sources and licences

Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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