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Welcome to Taylor Center ...

Taylor Center is located in Cortland County<1>.


The location of Taylor Center has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylor Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Taylor Center: Taylor Ctr. (or less commonly used: Taylor Cen., Taylor Cent. or Taylor Cntr.)

Taylor Center is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Taylor Center lies within the (607) area code.

Communities Also Named Taylor Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Taylor Center - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Taylor Center ...

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

  • Cortland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Homer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
  • McGraw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • McGraw is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <4>
  • Whitney Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Marathon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
    • Marathon is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <4>
  • Tully
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
    • Tully is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tully <4>
  • DeRuyter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRuyter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
    • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Fabius
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lisle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Smyrna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor Center. See our Newspapers Page for Taylor Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylor Center ...

Looking for more information about Taylor Center? 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 Taylor Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Taylor Center.

Adding Taylor Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taylor Center 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 Taylor Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Taylor Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylor Center.

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

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cortland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taylor Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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