Welcome to Taylor Hill ...

Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Taylor Hill, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylor Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Taylor Hill is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Taylor Hill is located in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Taylor Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Taylor Hill - they are located in Louisiana and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Taylor Hill ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• West Frankfort
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Benton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• McLeansboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <4>
• Christopher
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
  • Christopher is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <4>
• Ina
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
  • Ina is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <4>
• Sesser
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sesser
  • Sesser is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sesser <4>
• Wayne City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <4>
• Woodlawn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlawn <4>
• Bluford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
  • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taylor Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylor Hill ...

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

Adding Taylor Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Taylor Hill post office opened in 1867.

We also found Taylor Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylor Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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