Welcome to Taylor ...

Taylor is located in Cortland County<1>.

The location of Taylor 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Taylor is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Taylor: (607)

Communities Also Named Taylor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Taylor: This one is located in Cortland County and the other is located in Livingston County.

Beyond New York, 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), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, 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.

• Cortland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
• Norwich
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Norwich is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <4>
• Homer
  (15 miles [24.1 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>
• Greene
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
• Oxford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• McGraw
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Point
  • Whitney Point is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney Point <4>
• Marathon
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Taylor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 for Taylor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Taylor. 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/