Emergency Crime Scene and Biohazard Cleanup in Upton, WY

Upton is a town in Weston County, Wyoming, with a population of 898 at the 2020 census, down from 1,100 in 2010.

The settlement was first known as Irontown or Iron City, named after Iron Creek, and sprang up on the east side of the creek in the late 1880s.

In the summer of 1890 the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad laid 25 miles of new track from Newcastle northwest to the area, and a railroad depot and supply station opened in 1892, saving the town from fading away.

The town was renamed Merino, and then in 1901 it was renamed Upton after A. Z. 'George' Upton, a surveyor for the railroad, after mail confusion with a Colorado town also named Merino.

By 1909 Upton had a bank, a dry goods store, hardware and lumber stores, a drugstore, a hotel, a livery stable, a blacksmith shop, a post office, three saloons, several restaurants, and a pool hall, and the town elected its first government that year.

Upton's slogan is 'Best Town on Earth,' adopted by early promoters such as Frank E. Burdick, and a sign proclaiming it has stood at the outskirts of town since the early 1900s.

The town covers 2.96 square miles, all land, and its ZIP code is 82730.

The Burlington Railroad, now merged with the Santa Fe as BNSF, continues to provide employment in Upton, as it has since the town's early days, along with the local school district.

Public education in Upton is provided by Weston County School District Number 7, with Upton Elementary School for grades K through 5, Upton Middle School for grades 6 through 8, and Upton High School for grades 9 through 12.

Upton is home to The Red Onion Museum, which features work from local artist Dave Paulley, and the Weston County Gazette, the town's local newspaper, has been operating in Upton for nearly a century.