Upper Frederick Township is located in the western section of Montgomery County.

The township area is a quiet countryside within two hours of the national capital. It is 30 miles to Philadelphia and 15 miles to Norristown.

The area continued without an official name or government until 1731. At that time 15 resident men drafted the land on paper and attached it to a petition asking the Philadelphia County Court for the creation of a township. The petition was granted and the township was named Frederick Township. It remained a part of Philadelphia County until Montgomery County was formed in 1784.

Frederick, by the mid-eighteenth century was a village of 60 inhabitants. It contained a post office, general store, creamery, blacksmith's shop, tannery, and 13 houses. Frederick was one of a number of towns to grow up along the Great Road, now known as Route 73. Obelisk, originally named Roseville, was also located on the Great Road. In 1884, the town was comprised of a church, general store, tinsmith's shop, school house, one clothing factory, and 12 houses. The total population was about 65 persons.