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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Taylor Centre. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Taylor Centre to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Taylor Centre, 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 Taylor Centre (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 Taylor Centre. 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.
Name Variations for Taylor Centre ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Taylor Centre: Taylor Ctre.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Taylor Centre is historic, it would have been located within present day Union County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Hardin, Logan, Madison & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Taylor Centre. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylor Centre:
- Union County (The home county of Taylor Centre)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Centre, with the one closest to Taylor Centre listed first.
- Summersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pharisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Richwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Milford Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New California
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Centre, with the one closest to Taylor Centre listed first.
- North Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mutual
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Urbana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Westville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Centre, with the one closest to Taylor Centre listed first.
- Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- South Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Centre, with the one closest to Taylor Centre listed first.
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Kerr Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Ostrander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Radnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Sandy Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Centre, with the one closest to Taylor Centre listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Dublin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hilliard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Riverlea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Worthington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Shattucksburg ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shattucksburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattucksburg
- Lake Darby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Highway ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Centre, with the one closest to Taylor Centre listed first.
- Mount Victory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Pfeiffer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Kenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Roundhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McVitty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Centre, with the one closest to Taylor Centre listed first.
- West Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Middleburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zanesfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Valley Hi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Rushsylvania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Iron City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Belle Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- De Graff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Centre, with the one closest to Taylor Centre listed first.
- Chuckery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Amity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plumwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Gillivan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Choctaw Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Summerford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- West Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Centre, with the one closest to Taylor Centre listed first.
- Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- La Rue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Green Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- New Bloomington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Waldo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Logan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Morral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Centre, with the one closest to Taylor Centre listed first.
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Shawtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Cardington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Centre, with the one closest to Taylor Centre listed first.
- Marseilles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Harpster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wyandot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylor Centre, see our County-by-County Page for Taylor Centre.
Cemeteries Near Taylor Centre ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylor Centre.
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 Taylor Centre - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylor Centre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylor Centre, with the one closest to Taylor Centre listed first.
- Broadway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maskill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Raymond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sommersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blues Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (489 more) ...
- Stony Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Taylor Centre in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylor Centre.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylor Centre, with the one closest to Taylor Centre listed first.
- Broadway
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peoria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Claiborne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Pharisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Pottersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Magnetic Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Richwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Byhalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Byhalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
- West Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arbela
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arbela is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbela
- East Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Liberty is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- North Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Greenfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylor Centre. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylor Centre.
Newspapers Published in Taylor Centre ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor Centre.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylor Centre, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylor Centre.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Taylor Centre:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hardin County
- Knox County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Taylor Centre, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taylor Centre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |