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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Taylor (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Taylor. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Taylor is located in Columbia County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Lafayette, Nevada, Ouachita, Union, Claiborne (LA) & Webster (LA).

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Taylor. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylor:

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Taylor)
  • Hempstead County
    • Patmos
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patmos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
      • Patmos is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
    • McKamie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bradley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kress City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kress City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
      • Kress City is located in Lafayette County
    • Gin City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
      • Gin City is located in Lafayette County
    • Buckner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
      • Buckner is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Stamps
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lewisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Old Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Lafayette County
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
    • Garland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Doddridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddridge
      • Doddridge is located in Miller County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doddridge <2>
    • Fouke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Fouke is located in Miller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <2>
    • Roberts ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Miller County
    • Capps City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capps City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
      • Capps City is located in Miller County
  • Nevada County
    • Willisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Nevada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Union County
    • Dodge City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Union County
  • Bossier Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
    • Plain Dealing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
      • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <2>
    • Ivan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
      • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ivan
      • From Taylor to Ivan
    • Alden Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alden Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alden Bridge
      • From Taylor to Alden Bridge
    • Bellevue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellevue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bellevue
      • From Taylor to Bellevue
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
    • Missionary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missionary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
      • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Missionary
      • From Taylor to Missionary
    • Ida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Hosston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilliam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilliam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
      • Gilliam is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilliam <2>
    • Frog Level ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
      • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
    • Dykesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Haynesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
      • Haynesville is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haynesville <2>
    • Blackburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gordon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gordon
      • From Taylor to Gordon
  • Webster Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
    • Springhill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
      • Springhill is located in Webster Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <2>
    • Cullen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Cullen is located in Webster Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <2>
    • Sarepta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Shongaloo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cotton Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
      • Cotton Valley is located in Webster Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Valley <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylor, see our County-by-County Page for Taylor.

Cemeteries Near Taylor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylor.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.

  • Sharman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boucher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boucher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boucher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coyle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Slack Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slack Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slack Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garden of Memory Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stewart - Walkerville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart - Walkerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart - Walkerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Timothy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timothy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timothy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McClendon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClendon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClendon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Primitive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Primitive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Primitive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Taylor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylor.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.

  • Welcome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Columbia County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Welcome
    • From Taylor to Welcome
  • Sharman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharman
    • Sharman is located in Columbia County
  • Plainfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Plainfield is located in Columbia County
  • Macedonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
    • Carterville is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
  • Horsehead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horsehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
    • Horsehead is located in Columbia County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Horsehead
    • From Taylor to Horsehead
  • Canfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Canfield is located in Lafayette County
  • Bradley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Arkana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkana
    • Arkana is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
  • Redland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
    • Redland is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
  • Sarepta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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    • Shongaloo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Millerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Brister
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brister have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister
      • Brister is located in Columbia County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylor.

Newspapers Published in Taylor ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylor, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylor.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Taylor:

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 State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taylor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1022, Longitude: -93.4607    









 

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