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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Taylors. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Taylors to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Taylors, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Taylors (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Taylors. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Taylors is historic, it would have been located within present day Noxubee County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Noxubee County: Pickens (AL), Sumter (AL), Kemper, Lowndes, Oktibbeha & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Taylors. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylors:
- Noxubee County (The home county of Taylors)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors, with the one closest to Taylors listed first.
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Mashulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Brooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Shuqualak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Ravine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Cooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors, with the one closest to Taylors listed first.
- Ackerman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Williams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Reform
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors, with the one closest to Taylors listed first.
- Cedar Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Mhoons Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Pheba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Griffith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Siloam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors, with the one closest to Taylors listed first.
- Lynville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Wahalak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Binnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- De Kalb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Scooba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors, with the one closest to Taylors listed first.
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Artesia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bent Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Neshoba County
- Bogue Chitto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors, with the one closest to Taylors listed first.
- Sessums
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Starkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Longview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Clayton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Sturgis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Double Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors, with the one closest to Taylors listed first.
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Fearns Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Noxapater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors, with the one closest to Taylors listed first.
- Memphis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Pickensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Archer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylors, see our County-by-County Page for Taylors.
Cemeteries Near Taylors ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylors.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Taylors - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylors covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylors, with the one closest to Taylors listed first.
- Ruhama Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Soule Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Noxubee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Antioch MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Higgins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mashulaville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Taylors in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylors.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylors, with the one closest to Taylors listed first.
- Lynn Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Mashulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Singleton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Singleton is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Perkinsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perkinsville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Brooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loakfoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loakfoma is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
- Oktoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Betheden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Betheden is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fearns Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Deerbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylors. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylors.
Newspapers Published in Taylors ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylors.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylors, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylors.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Taylors:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Noxubee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clay County
- Kemper County
- Lowndes County
- Neshoba County
- Oktibbeha County
- Winston County
- Pickens County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Taylors, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylors) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |