Welcome to Taylortown ...
Taylortown is located in Bossier Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylortown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Taylortown is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Taylortown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Taylortown: 318 & 457<3>
Communities Also Named Taylortown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Taylortown: This one is located in Bossier Parish and the other is located in Union Parish.
Beyond Louisiana, there are 14 communities that are also named Taylortown - they are located in Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania and Tennessee (4).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Taylortown.
Communities near Taylortown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Taylortown.
- Shreveport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreveport
- Shreveport is located in Caddo Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,786 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreveport <4>
- Bossier City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossier City
- Bossier City is located in Bossier Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bossier City <4>
- Haughton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton
- Haughton is located in Bossier Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haughton <4>
- Stonewall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonewall <4>
- Ringgold
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Ringgold is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringgold <4>
- Doyline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyline
- Doyline is located in Webster Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doyline <4>
- Heflin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heflin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
- Heflin is located in Webster Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <4>
- Atkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Ellerbe Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
- Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
- Bodcau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Taylortown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taylortown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Taylortown. 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 Taylortown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylortown. See our Newspapers Page for Taylortown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylortown ...
Looking for more information about Taylortown? 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 Taylortown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Taylortown.
Adding Taylortown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Taylortown 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 Taylortown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Taylortown post office opened in 1899.
We also found Taylortown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylortown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Taylortown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Bossier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taylortown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Taylortown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Taylortown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |