Formed from Tom Green County created February 26, 1887 - organized May 7, 1910.
Named in honor of John Cunningham Upton 1828-1868. A distinguished Confederate officer killed at Manassas, August 30, 1862.
County Seat, Upland, 1910-1921; . . . — — Map (db m118235) HM
Route taken, 1683-1684, by the party of Lt. General Juan Dominguez de Mendoza, whose purpose was to explore the Pecos Plains, obtain pearls from Texas rivers, and Christianize the Jumano Indians. Starting twelve miles below El Paso, the party of . . . — — Map (db m201336) HM
City named for Confederate
General Patrick R. Cleburne
1828-1864
Born near Cork, Ireland came to U.S. 1849. Drug clerk in Ohio, became lawyer in Arkansas. Recruited 1st Arkansas Regt. for Confederacy. Elected colonel. Promoted brigadier . . . — — Map (db m54825) HM
Worked as roughneck, oilfield salesman before founding Rodman Supply of Odessa, 1935. Opened stores throughout Permian Basin. Legendary wildcatter completed hundreds of producing wells during 40-year career. With partners founded refineries, gas . . . — — Map (db m86321) HM
Discovery well for Big Lake Oil Field. First gusher in Permian Basin, first University of Texas producer on land once thought almost worthless. Fruit of the faith of Big Lake lawyer Rupert Ricker. Though in 1919 no oil had been found within 100 . . . — — Map (db m118024) HM
Except for the original Yates Ranch Gusher of 1926, most dramatic oil discovery in Upton County brought in December 6, 1961. West of this site 3.5 miles.
First quadruple completion in west Texas, called by American Association of Petroleum . . . — — Map (db m201227) HM
Formed Trebol Oil, 1940; As operating partner drilled 52 producing wells in McCamey region before hitting first dry hole. With partner acquired Odessa Gasoline plant, founded gas gathering system, drilled discovery wells in Upton County, brought . . . — — Map (db m86318) HM
Castle Gap, famous early pass for southwestern trails, lies 14 miles northwest along the Upton-Crane County line. Through this mile-long gap between Castle and King Mountains flowed the full panorama of Texas history - Indian, Spaniard, Stage and . . . — — Map (db m201265) HM
Rattlesnake Butte was named for wildlife seen here in 1919 by students and professors of the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, who were working to map county resources. A meandering formation, approximately 2,600 feet in elevation, the . . . — — Map (db m201263) HM
Discovered 1953. Initial well, about 2 miles south of this spot was drilled by E.G. Rodman and W.D. Noel as No.1 Radford Grocery. It was completed January 13, 1953. For a natural flowing potential of 960 barrels in 24 hours. From Grayburg Formation . . . — — Map (db m201261) HM
McCamey residents and visitors remember this site of a well-known nightclub. Co-owners Tom Bargesser and Perry Fitzsimmons used their first initials to name the T.P. Tavern in 1927. The first location near Shell Pipeline road served large crowds . . . — — Map (db m201324) HM
Outstanding historian, naturalist and educator, taught 53 years in Texas schools, retiring in 1961. Organized Junior Historians # 76 in 1947; founder of Mendoza Trail Museum; first chairman of Upton County Survey Committee; author of first Upton . . . — — Map (db m201342) HM
One of the two richest oil fields in the world. Discovery began in 1920 at a Mitchell County Well. Next came the 1923 Big Lake Strike, then the wild 1925 boom in Upton County, followed by production in Andrews, Crane, Ector, Martin, Midland, Pecos, . . . — — Map (db m86326) HM
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