Welcome to Taylor ...

Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Taylor is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Taylor is within the boundaries of the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Taylor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Taylor - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona (2), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, 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.

• Council Bluffs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <4>
• Glenwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <4>
• Avoca
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>
• Oakland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
• Malvern
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
  • Malvern is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <4>
• Treynor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
  • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <4>
• Underwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <4>
• Griswold
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Griswold is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griswold <4>
• Neola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
  • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <4>
• Carson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <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 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.<5>

From that list, the Taylor post office opened in 1883.

We also found Taylor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/