Welcome to Taylor Ridge ...

Taylor Ridge is located in Rock Island County<1>.

The location of Taylor Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylor Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for Taylor Ridge: Taylor Rdg. (or less commonly used: Taylor Rdge. or Taylor Ridg.)

Taylor Ridge is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Taylor Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Taylor Ridge: (309)

The ZIP code for Taylor Ridge: 61284<4>

Communities near Taylor Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Taylor Ridge.

• Davenport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <5>
• Moline
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Moline is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <5>
• Rock Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <5>
• Bettendorf
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettendorf
  • Bettendorf is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bettendorf <5>
• East Moline
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
  • East Moline is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
• Silvis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
  • Silvis is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <5>
• Eldridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <5>
• Colona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Colona is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <5>
• Milan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
• Coal Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
  • Coal Valley is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Valley <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Taylor Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taylor Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Taylor Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylor Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Taylor Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylor Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Taylor Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Taylor Ridge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Taylor Ridge.

Adding Taylor Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taylor Ridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Taylor Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Taylor Ridge post office opened in 1877.

We also found Taylor Ridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylor Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Taylor Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rock Island County: www.co.rock-island.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov