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About Upshur County
Upshur County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 40,892. The county seat is Gilmer. The county is named for Abel P. Upshur, who was U.S. secretary of state during President John Tyler's administration.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Upshur County at a glance
- County seat
- Gilmer
- Population
- 40,892 (2020)
- Land area
- 593 sq mi
- Founded
- 1846
Communities
Largest communities in Upshur County
- Gladewater6,134
- Gilmer county seat4,843
- Ore City1,108
- Union Grove441
- Warren City319
History of Upshur County
Humans have inhabited what is now Upshur County since at least 10,000 years ago. The Caddoan people lived in this area, but were driven out about 1750, probably due to losses from new infectious diseases carried chronically by Europeans. Later, some Cherokee migrated to the area from their territories in the Southeast – Georgia and Alabama. The Cherokee were driven out of here by European-American settlers in 1839, after having been removed from the Southeast. The first European-American settler in Upshur County was probably Isaac Moody, who settled there in 1836. Upshur County was named for Abel Parker Upshur, secretary of state under John Tyler. Upshur County has the distinction of being the county that has the largest settlement in Texas organized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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