Upton County
N 31° 13.916 W 101° 50.577
14R E 229202 N 3458791
The 1936 pink granite block county marker for Upton County, in a neatly-kept rest areas along the US 67
Waymark Code: WMV184
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2017
Views: 6
This 1936 pink granite block county marker for Upton County is located directly under the smaller city marker for the town of Rankin, the Upton County seat.
The bronze plaque on the top of the marker is obviously new, but the seal on the front of the marker has not been replaced as of 12/2016.
Marker Number: 5613
Marker Text:
Formed from Tom Green County
Created
February 26, 1887
Organized
May 7, 1910
Named in honor of
JOHN CUNNINGHAM UPTON
1828-1862
A distinguished Confederate
officer
killed at Manassas,
August 30, 1862
County Seat, Upland, 1910-1921
Rankin, since
A cattle and sheep raising country
Oil wells dot the county
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