Welcome to Taylorsville ...

The town of Taylorsville is located in Smith County<1>.

The location of Taylorsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylorsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Taylorsville has a population of 1,252 people<3> (see below for details).

Taylorsville is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Taylorsville: (601) and (769)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Taylorsville had an population of 1,252 people. This is a decrease of 7.46% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Taylorsville had a population of 1,353 people (or 8.2% of the total population of Smith County). This makes Taylorsville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Taylorsville represents 0.05% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 137th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,353 people, the population of Taylorsville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,341 people).

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

Communities Also Named Taylorsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Taylorsville: This one is located in Smith County and the other is located in Hinds County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 21 communities that are also named Taylorsville - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, 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.

• Magee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
  • Magee is located in Simpson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <6>
• Collins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <6>
• Bay Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
  • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <6>
• Raleigh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <6>
• Mount Olive
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
• Soso
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
  • Soso is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Mize
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
  • Mize is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <6>
• Seminary
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Seminary is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <6>
• Louin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
  • Louin is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
• Sylvarena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
  • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 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. 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 for Taylorsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Taylorsville post office opened in 1849.

We also found Taylorsville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylorsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Taylorsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/