County · code 48461
Upton CountyTexas
Upton County is a county in Texas that was created on February 26, 1887, with its seat at Rankin.
- Founded1887
- County seatRankin
- Land area1,241 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
- Population3,308 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped7,696 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Upton on the map of Texas
Texas has 254 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1887 from Tom Green County and Midland County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Upton County was created from Tom Green County but remained unorganized and attached to Midland County for judicial, surveying, and other purposes. The county became fully organized and independent on May 7, 1910, when it was detached from Midland County.
- 1887Upton County created Upton created from Tom Green; Upton not fully organized, attached to Midland "for judicial, surveying, and all other purposes." · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 12, secs. 1d, 4/p. 9
- 1910
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Upton
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 7,696 parcels from Upton County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 2,975 in all from Texas Geographic Information Office (TxGIO, formerly TNRIS), a division of the Texas Water Development Board; StratMap program.
checked 14 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Upton by the Census
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
- County government
The official website of Upton County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Upton County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Upton County
- When was Upton County founded?
- Upton County was founded in 1887, formed from Tom Green County and Midland County.
- What is the county seat of Upton County?
- The county seat of Upton County is Rankin.
- Is there an online parcel map for Upton County?
- Yes. Upton County publishes a parcel map of 7,696 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Upton County's boundary or name changed?
- Upton County was created in 1887 from Tom Green County and Midland County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Midland County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Upton 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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