Upton County
Formed from Tom Green County created February 26, 1887 - organized May 7, 1910.
Named in honor of John Cunningham Upton 1828-1868. 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.
Marker is on U.S. 67 1 mile east of County Road 230, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
