Welcome to Taylor Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about Taylor Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Taylor Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Taylor Springs, please Contact Us.
Taylor Springs would have been located within present day Colfax County<2>.
The location of Taylor Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylor Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
A typical abbreviation for Taylor Springs: Taylor Spgs. (or less commonly used: Taylor Spngs. or Taylor Sprngs.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Taylor Springs is 5,700 feet [1,737 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Taylor Springs is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Taylor Springs was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Taylor Springs would have been located in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Taylor Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Taylor Springs - it's located in Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Taylor Springs.
Communities near Taylor Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Taylor Springs.
- Springer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
- Springer is located in Colfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <5>
- Maxwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Maxwell is located in Colfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <5>
- Colmor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmor
- Colmor is located in Colfax County
- Miami
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Miami is located in Colfax County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <5>
- Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Mills is located in Harding County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills <5>
- Wagon Mound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Mound
- Wagon Mound is located in Mora County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagon Mound <5>
- Cimarron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron
- Cimarron is located in Colfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron <5>
- Dawson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Dawson is located in Colfax County
- Gladstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <5>
- Lauretta ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taylor Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Taylor Springs. 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 Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Taylor Springs.
Adding Taylor Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Taylor Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Taylor Springs post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylor Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Taylor Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Colfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taylor Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |