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Upshur CountyTexas

Upshur County is a county in Texas, with its seat in Gilmer, created in 1846.

  • Founded1846
  • County seatGilmer
  • Named forAbel P. Upshur
  • Land area583 sq mi + 9.6 sq mi water
  • Population40,892 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped29,192 checked 15 October 2026
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CampGreggMorrisWoodSmithMarion Gilmer Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Upshur on the map of Texas

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History

Formed in 1846 from Harrison County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Upshur County was created from Harrison County on April 27, 1846, and fully organized by July 13 of that year. The county was named after Abel P. Upshur. Over subsequent decades, Upshur lost territory to the creation of Gregg County in 1873 and Camp County in 1874, then gained back area from Gregg County in 1882 to meet constitutional requirements for distance between county seats.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1846
    Upshur County created Upshur created from Harrison and Non-County Area 11; Upshur not fully organized.
    from Harrison
    · Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./p. 139
  2. 1846
    Changed Upshur fully organized. · Kennedy, 165
  3. 1858
    Gained territory Upshur gained small area from Harrison.
    from Harrison
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 90/p. 105
  4. 1873
    Lost territory Upshur lost to creation of Gregg.
    to Gregg
    · Texas Laws 1873, 13th leg., ch. 27/pp. 37-39
  5. 1874
    Lost territory Upshur lost to creation of Camp.
    to Camp
    · Texas Laws 1874, 14th leg., reg. sess., ch. 55/p. 65
  6. 1882
    Gained territory Upshur gained from Gregg so as to meet constitutional requirements that the boundary line approach no nearer than twelve miles to the adjoining county seat.
    from Gregg
    · HRS Texas, Gregg, 12-13; Swindler, 9:340

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Upshur

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a reliable statewide or national copy
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Upshur by the Census

Population
40,892 2020 Census count
Housing units
17,347 2020 Census count
Land area
583 square miles
Water area
9.6 square miles
People per sq mi
70 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Records

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Upshur County

When was Upshur County founded?
Upshur County was founded in 1846, formed from Harrison County, and named after Abel P. Upshur.
What is the county seat of Upshur County?
The county seat of Upshur County is Gilmer.
Is there an online parcel map for Upshur County?
Yes. Upshur County publishes a parcel map of 29,192 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Upshur County's boundary or name changed?
Upshur County was created in 1846 from Harrison County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Gregg County, Camp County and Harrison County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Upshur County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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