Upshur County is a county in Texas, United States, in the eastern part of the state near the Louisiana border. It had a population of 40,892 at the 2020 census and covers 583 square miles (1,510 km2) of land centred near 32\u00b044\u2032N 94\u00b056\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Gilmer is the county seat, and its postal code is 75644. The county has four fully-incorporated cities (Gilmer, Ore City, Union Grove, and one town, Big Sandy) plus three more cities that straddle the Gregg County line (Gladewater, Clarksville City, Warren City, and East Mountain), and a scatter of unincorporated communities. Upshur County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n
The table below covers Upshur County’s cities, its one town, and its main unincorporated communities. Several cities on the county’s south side straddle the Gregg County line and are marked accordingly; CDP means census-designated place, and Unincorp. means an unincorporated community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmer<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 5,326<\/td>\n | 75644 \/ 75645<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gladewater<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 6,169<\/td>\n | 75647<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ore City<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 1,092<\/td>\n | 75683<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Big Sandy<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 1,300<\/td>\n | 75755 \/ 75797<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Union Grove<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 293<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clarksville City<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 968<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Warren City<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 184<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Mountain<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 974<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Diana<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75640<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Coffeeville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Enoch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kelsey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rhonesboro<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Simpsonville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elam Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Summerfield<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Old Diana<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sand Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shady Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Union Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Piney Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Midway<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Center Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Friendship<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bettie<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cedar Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Four communities on the old list — Bethel, Bethlehem (listed twice), Boxwood, Brumley, Cox, Ewell, Glenwood, Graceton, Grice, Indian Rock, James, LaFayette, Latch, Lone Pine, Mings Chapel, New Mountain, Pattonfield, Phillips, Piedmont, Pritchett, Rosewood, Snow Hill, Soules Chapel, Stamps, Thomas, Valley View, West Mountain, and Wilkins — carry no verifiable current population or postal data and are omitted here pending a source; the duplicate “Bethlehem” entry was a scrape error.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmaller unincorporated communities generally use the ZIP code of their nearest post office town rather than a code of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nUpshur County sits in the Piney Woods of northeast Texas, a gently rolling landscape of pine and hardwood forest cut by small creeks. Land makes up 583 square miles of the county’s 593-square-mile total, with 9.7 square miles (25 km2) of water. The Big Sanders and Little Sanders creeks and several small lakes drain the county toward the Sabine River basin to the south. Upshur County borders Camp County<\/a> to the north, Morris County<\/a> to the northeast, Marion County<\/a> to the east, Harrison County<\/a> to the southeast, Gregg County<\/a> to the south, Smith County<\/a> to the southwest, and Wood County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Upshur County had 40,892 residents at the 2020 census. Gladewater and Gilmer are its two largest communities. Median household income runs below the Texas median of $75,780, typical of the rural Piney Woods counties surrounding it. Population density works out to roughly 70 people per square mile of land.<\/p>\n Upshur County’s economy centers on timber, poultry farming, and oilfield services, alongside retail and healthcare jobs based in Gilmer and Gladewater. Gilmer hosts the East Texas Yamboree each October, a century-old sweet-potato harvest festival with a parade, livestock shows, and a carnival that draws visitors from across the region. Gladewater, straddling the Gregg County line, markets itself as the “Antique Capital of East Texas” around its historic downtown shops.<\/p>\n Upshur County was organized in 1846, formed from Nacogdoches and Harrison counties during the Republic of Texas era. It is named for Abel P. Upshur, who served as U.S. secretary of state under President John Tyler. In 1904 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints founded a colony at Kelsey that grew into the largest LDS settlement in Texas at the time. In April 2022 an EF-2 tornado tore through the county, damaging homes and buildings across a wide swath.<\/p>\n U.S. Routes 80, 259, and 271 and Texas Highways 154, 155, and 300 cross the county, with U.S. 80 and 271 meeting at Gilmer.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is East Texas Regional Airport in Longview.<\/p>\n Where is Upshur County?<\/strong> What is the population of Upshur County?<\/strong> How big is Upshur County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Upshur County?<\/strong> How many towns and cities are in Upshur County?<\/strong> |