Upton, Pennsylvania

Upton, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°48′19″N77°48′24″W / 39.80528°N 77.80667°W / 39.80528; -77.80667
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Franklin
Township	Peters
Elevation	610 ft (190 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17225
Area code	717
GNIS feature ID	1190266 [1]

Upton is an unincorporated community in Peters Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Upton is located at the intersection of state routes 16 and 995, east of Mercersburg and west of Greencastle. ^[2]

Upton was laid out in 1840. ^[3] A post office called Upton was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1906. ^[4]

Notable people

• Henry C. Newcomer, U.S. Army brigadier general, born in Upton ^[5]

References

1. "Upton". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Franklin County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
3. M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p.  219.
4. "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
5. Portrait and Biographical Album of Ogle County, Illinois. Chicago, IL: Chapman Brothers. 1886. pp. 436–437 – via Google Books.