Old Upland Courthouse ruins / Upton County Texas / Ghost Town

The original courthouse of Upton County Texas, known as Upland around 1911, which is 11 miles north of Rankin Texas, and sits a couple miles west of Hwy 349. Approx 1 mile east of the old courthouse sits a few old graves as well, with tombstones. The railroad came to the south, so they abandoned the town known as Upland. Prior to our visit on this video on 11-15-2009, the old jail had been bulldozed into a hole, and covered up.

A little bit more info can be found here: http://texasescapes.com/WestTexasTowns/Rankin-Texas-Upton-County-Courthouse.htm

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[rudolphtheredtoo]

jsmitty, I used to go out there alot back in the 70's. There is a dumpground nearby which will tell you a lot about the culture. I always wanted to go out there with my metal detector (recent purchase) and shoot around. Go South west of the Courthouse and you can find it. you can also see King Mountain from there. Seeing your video brings back a lot of memories.

[jsmitty1974]

@rudolphtheredtoo

Hopefully they're all good memories, lol. I've been to that old dump ground as well, just no images. Glad you enjoyed

[bldali]

Thank you for sharing this! I was hoping to get out there, but this is the next best thing!

[jsmitty1974]

Your welcome. I have some really cool photos from a few years ago, when the jail was still there. I also have pics of the graves as well. I should make another video of image stills.

[rudolphtheredtoo]

@jsmitty1974

actually they are. If I am not mistaken it was me and my buds that took that large wire spool out there to use for a table.