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Welcome to Taylor ...

The village of Taylor is located in Lafayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Taylor has a population of 450 people<2> (see below for details).

Taylor is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Taylor: 662 & 471<4>

The ZIP code for Taylor: 38673<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Taylor had an population of 450 people. This is an increase of 39.75% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 55.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Taylor had a population of 322 people. This makes Taylor the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Taylor represents 0.01% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 247th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 322 people, the population of Taylor increased 11.42% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 289 people).

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

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, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (3), 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.

  • Oxford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
  • Batesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Water Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Abbeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Springdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Springdale is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Alesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Alesville is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
  • Delay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Delay is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
  • Altus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Altus is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
  • Cornish
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cornish is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Velma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Velma is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Taylor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Taylor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Taylor post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lafayette, 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 Taylor.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taylor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Taylor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Taylor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 village (such as Taylor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Taylor or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/