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Welcome to Taylors ...

Taylors is located in White County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylors, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

Taylors is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Taylors (for example, toward Rockwood), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Taylors: 931

Communities Also Named Taylors ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Taylors: This one is located in White County and the other is located in Fayette County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 12 communities that are also named Taylors - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Taylors ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Cookeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sparta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Algood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Newton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Monterey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • White Plains
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 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 Taylors. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taylors.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylors ...

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

Adding Taylors to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taylors 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 (so far) for Taylors was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylors.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taylors - 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.