Welcome to Taos ...

So far, we found very little information about Taos. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Taos to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Taos - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Taos, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Taos , we believe that it would have been located within present day Marshall County<2>.

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

The Area Code where Taos was located: 785

Communities Also Named Taos ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Taos - they are located in Missouri (2) and New Mexico.

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

Adding Taos to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Taos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taos.

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Taos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/