Upotipotpon, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Upotipotpon
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Strathbogie
postcode = 3673
est =
pop =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Benalla
fedgov = Indi
dist1 = 208
dir1 = NE
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 28
dir2 = NW
location2= Benalla
dist3 = 27
dir3 = N
location3= Violet Town

Upotipotpon was a very small town and is now a rural area in Victoria, Australia, convert|208|km|mi|0|lk=on north east of the state capital, Melbourne and convert|27|km|mi|0|lk=on km north of Violet Town.

The name perhaps may have been derived from Aboriginal words pootong pootong, meaning plenty of grass. The name was used for a pastoral property taken up in 1841 between the Broken River and Stony Creek.

In 1911 the population was 240 and in 1933 it was 131. Today, a handful of families remain living on sheep farms (including Redwood Farm) scattered around the area.

A Post Office, Upotipotpon Station, opened around 1902, was renamed Upotipotpon around 1907 and closed in 1913. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

Upotipotpon is one of the home towns listed on the Australian War Memorial in London.cite web
url = http://www.dva.gov.au/commem/oawg/memorials/london/t.htm
title = Australian War Memorial, London - Placenames
publisher = Department of Veterans Affairs (Australia)
accessdate = 2007-08-07]

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