Welcome to Taylor Valley ...
Taylor Valley is located in Cortland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylor Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
A typical abbreviation for Taylor Valley: Taylor Vly. (or less commonly used: Taylor Vally. or Taylor Vlly.)
Taylor Valley is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Taylor Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Taylor Valley: 607
Communities near Taylor Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Taylor Valley.
- Cortland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Homer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dryden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Dryden is located in Tompkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
- McGraw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Whitney Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marathon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Tully
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- DeRuyter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Fabius
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taylor Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Taylor Valley. 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 Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Taylor Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylor Valley ...
Looking for more information about Taylor Valley? 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 Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Taylor Valley.
Adding Taylor Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Taylor Valley 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 Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Taylor Valley post office opened in 1891.
We also found Taylor Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylor Valley.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Taylor Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |