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Welcome to Taylorsville ...

Taylorsville is located in Montgomery County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylorsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

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

Time Zone: Taylorsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Taylorsville is located in the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Taylorsville ...

While we believe that this Taylorsville is located in Montgomery County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Taylorsville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Highland and Muskingum County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 21 communities that are also named Taylorsville - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), North Carolina, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Taylorsville.

Communities near Taylorsville ...

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

  • Dayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
  • Springfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Kettering
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Beavercreek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
    • Fairborn is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <4>
  • Xenia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Xenia is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <4>
  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Miami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Riverside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
  • Trotwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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 Taylorsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taylorsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Taylorsville. 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 Taylorsville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylorsville ...

Looking for more information about Taylorsville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Taylorsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Taylorsville.

Adding Taylorsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taylorsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Taylorsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Taylorsville post office opened in 1849.

We also found Taylorsville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylorsville.

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taylorsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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