Welcome to Taylorstown ...

Taylorstown is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylorstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

Taylorstown is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Taylorstown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Taylorstown, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Taylorstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Taylorstown - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Taylorstown ...

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

• Wheeling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <4>
• Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Canonsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Martins Ferry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <4>
• Bridgeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <4>
• Waynesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <4>
• Mingo Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <4>
• Follansbee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follansbee
  • Follansbee is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follansbee <4>
• Wellsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <4>
• Bentleyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
  • Bentleyville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylorstown ...

Looking for more information about Taylorstown? 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 Taylorstown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Taylorstown.

Adding Taylorstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taylorstown 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 Taylorstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Taylorstown post office opened in 1831.

We also found Taylorstown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylorstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/