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History · Upland

Upland’s post office opened in 1887, and 67% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1897 on and the census since 1900.

1887first post office
0on the National Register
67%homes built before 1940
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How Upland began

When was Upland founded?

1887

The Upland post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Atlee (1880), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 281 in 19002020 census: 125139 years
Founding year: the first Upland post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Upland’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Upland are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18973 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1985. Watch Upland change.Old housesHalf of Upland’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 433 in 1920; 125 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Upland’s history is told.

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On the map

Upland on the map, 1897 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Upland. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Upland on the 1897 USGS mapUpland on the 1969 USGS mapUpland on the 1985 USGS map1897Red Cloud sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Upland.

The story

How Upland came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Upland.

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Upland was incorporated as a village in 1894. It was so named due to its lofty elevation.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Upland, 1880 to 1920

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1880Post officeThe Atlee post office opens
  3. 1887Post officeThe Atlee post office closes
  4. 1887Post officeThe Upland post office opens
  5. 1897On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 433
By decade

Upland, decade by decade

Today10 recent
Upland, Nebraska auditorium plaque2010Upland, Nebraska auditorium plaqueUpland, Nebraska Prairie Ave from Railway St2010Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave from Railway StUpland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 72010Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 7Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 62010Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 6Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 5 auditorium2010Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 5 auditoriumUpland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 42010Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 4Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 32010Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 3Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 22010Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 2Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 12010Upland, Nebraska Prairie Ave 1NEMap-doton-Upland2005NEMap-doton-Upland
People over time

Upland, census by census

01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 433

Peaked at 433 in 1920; 125 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Upland’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Upland’s post office has been open since 1887. Another post office, Atlee, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Atlee
1880–1887
Upland
1887–today
18801950today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Upland’s history

What year was Upland founded?

The Upland post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (10), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.