Welcome to Taylor ...

The town of Taylor is primarily located in Houston County<1>. A portion of Taylor extends into Geneva County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Taylor has a population of 2,433 people<2> (see below for details).

Taylor is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Taylor (for example, toward Cedar Springs (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Taylor: 334

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Taylor had an population of 2,433 people. This is an increase of 2.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Taylor had a population of 2,375 people. This makes Taylor the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Taylor represents 0.05% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 159th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,375 people, the population of Taylor increased 25.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,898 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Taylor.

Communities Also Named Taylor ...

While we believe that this Taylor is located in Houston County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Taylor. Those communities are located in the following counties: Geneva and Montgomery County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 55 communities that are also named Taylor - they are located in Alaska, Arizona (2), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Taylor ...

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

• Dothan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
  • Dothan is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dothan <5>
• Daleville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Daleville is located in Dale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <5>
• Headland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headland
  • Headland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Headland <5>
• Hartford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Geneva County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <5>
• Midland City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
  • Midland City is located in Dale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland City <5>
• Kinsey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
  • Kinsey is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
• Ashford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
  • Ashford is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <5>
• Graceville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
  • Graceville is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <5>
• Cowarts
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowarts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
  • Cowarts is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowarts <5>
• Slocomb
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocomb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
  • Slocomb is located in Geneva County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taylor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylor ...

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

Adding Taylor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taylor 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Taylor post office opened in 1874.

We also found Taylor on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/