Upton, Indiana
Upton, Indiana | |
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  Upton | |
| Coordinates: 37°57′52″N 87°57′42″W / 37.96444°N 87.96167°WCoordinates: 37°57′52″N 87°57′42″W / 37.96444°N 87.96167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Posey |
| Township | Black |
| Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 47620 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 445176 |
Upton is an unincorporated community in western Black Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It is located about 5 miles northwest of the city of Mt. Vernon, the county seat of Posey County.[3] Its elevation is 377 feet (146 m).[4]
History[]
A post office was established at Upton in 1878, and remained in operation until 1904.[5] The community was named for a settler who lived near the train depot.[6]
Train wreck of 1905[]
Five persons were killed, including an engineer and eight others injured, in a head-on crash between two freight trains on the former L & N railroad just outside the settlement of Upton on July 15, 1905. According to reports, a train dispatcher mistook the number of each train and after realizing that an error was made, contacted the operator via telephone in Upton to warn of the mistake. A hastily summoned group attempted to flag each train; unfortunately before they could reach the tracks, the collision had already occurred.[7]
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Upton, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ^ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 60. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14.
- ^ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 120.
- ^ California Digital Newspaper Collection
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