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Welcome to Taylorsville ...

The city of Taylorsville is located in Spencer County<1> and is the County Seat for Spencer County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylorsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1817.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Taylorsville for more information about variations on the name of Taylorsville.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Taylorsville has a population of 1,305 people<2> (see below for details).

Taylorsville is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Taylorsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Taylorsville (for example, toward Greensburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Taylorsville: 502

The ZIP code for Taylorsville: 40071<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Taylorsville had an population of 1,305 people. This is an increase of 71.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Taylorsville had a population of 763 people. This makes Taylorsville the county's most populous community.

The population of Taylorsville represents 0.02% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 243rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 763 people, the population of Taylorsville decreased 24.38% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,009 people).

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

Communities Also Named Taylorsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Taylorsville - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Taylorsville ...

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

  • Jeffersontown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelbyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bardstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shepherdsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hillview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglass Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglass Hills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
  • Hurstbourne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurstbourne is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurstbourne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,397 people
  • Pioneer Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people

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 Taylorsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taylorsville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylorsville. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Taylorsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylorsville ...

Looking for more information about Taylorsville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Taylorsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Taylorsville.

Adding Taylorsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taylorsville 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 (so far) for Taylorsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Taylorsville post office opened in 1817.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylorsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Spencer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Taylorsville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taylorsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Taylorsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Taylorsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/