Details for Upton County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5461005613
Data
| Marker Number | 5613 |
| Atlas Number | 5461005613 |
| Marker Title | Upton County |
| Index Entry | Upton County |
| Address | US 67 |
| City | Rankin |
| County | Upton |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 229217 |
| UTM Northing | 3458814 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 6 mi. E of Rankin at roadside park. Plate and seal reported missing Feb. 2007. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | Missing |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite) |
| 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 county. Oil wells dot the county. |