Upson County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the west-central Piedmont part of the state. It had a population of 27,700 at the 2020 census and covers 323 square miles (840 km2) of land centred near 32°53′N 84°18′W.<\/p>\n
Thomaston is the county seat, and its postal code is 30286. The county has one city, one town, several census-designated places and a handful of unincorporated communities. It sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n
Upson County has one incorporated city, one incorporated town, and a mix of census-designated places (CDPs) and unincorporated communities. The table below lists every place carried over from the county’s official gazetteer, with type and, where verified, 2020 population and ZIP code.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomaston<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 30286<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Yatesville<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 31097<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hannahs Mill<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lincoln Park<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| The Rock<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Salem<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sunset Village<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Atwater<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barker Spring<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Birdsong Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crest<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Delray<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dog Crossing<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Thomaston<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ellerbeetown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Glencliff<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hendricks<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hickman Forks<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jones Settlement<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Logtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McCrary Settlement<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McKinney<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Paynes Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pickard<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Redbone Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rest Haven<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Roland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Silvertown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Topeka Junction<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Thomaston, the county seat, absorbed the old community of East Thomaston in the 19th century, which is why the name survives only as a local district reference today, not a separate place.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the smaller communities listed above share Thomaston’s or Yatesville’s postal ZIP rather than having their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nUpson County lies in the west-central Piedmont, a rolling landscape of hardwood forest and pasture cut by the Flint River, which forms much of the county’s eastern edge. The terrain rises gently from the river bottoms toward low ridgelines in the county’s western half, and the mix of pine and hardwood cover supports both timber operations and cattle pasture. The county is known locally for having the lowest average summer humidity of any county in Georgia, a distinction residents attribute to its inland Piedmont elevation away from the coastal plain. Upson borders six counties: Lamar and Pike to the north, Monroe to the east, Crawford to the southeast, Taylor to the south, Talbot to the southwest, and Meriwether to the northwest.<\/p>\n Demographics<\/h2>\nUpson County’s population was 27,700 at the 2020 census. Thomaston, the county seat, is by far the largest community, followed by Yatesville. Median household income in the county runs below the Georgia median of $74,632, consistent with its largely rural, small-manufacturing economic base. Population density works out to roughly 86 people per square mile.<\/p>\n Economy & Local Life<\/h2>\nTextile and carpet manufacturing has long anchored Upson County’s economy, tied to Thomaston’s mills and the broader Georgia textile belt. Agriculture, timber, and small manufacturing round out the base. The county observes one of Georgia’s largest Emancipation Day celebrations each May, marking the anniversary of the 1865 announcement of freedom to enslaved people in the county.<\/p>\n History<\/h2>\nUpson County was created on December 15, 1824, from parts of Crawford and Pike counties, and named for Stephen Upson, a Georgia state legislator. On May 29, 1865, following the end of the Civil War, enslaved African Americans in the county were formally notified of their emancipation — an event still commemorated locally.<\/p>\n Getting There<\/h2>\nUS Highway 19 and US 80 cross the county, along with State Routes 3, 22, 36, and 74.<\/p>\n
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