Upton (Massachusetts)

Upton (Massachusetts) is in Blackstone Valley, Massachusetts.

Understand
Upton is a small town located in Worcester County in south central Massachusetts, 35 miles west of Boston and southeast of Worcester. The Town is 21.8 square miles in size, has approximately 7,540 residents. First settled in 1728, the town was incorporated in 1735. One of the town's more notable residents was Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin.

Get in
Upton is accessible by Interstate 90, also known as the Mass Pike, which connects to the neighboring town of Grafton, and via Interstate 495, which connects to the neighboring town of Hopkinton (Massachusetts). Route 140, which runs from New Bedford northwest to Gardner, crosses through the town east to west.

Get around
Upton is a small town and is best accessible by car.