Taylor (TX)

Welcome to Taylor County ...

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

The community of Abilene is the Seat for Taylor County.

Taylor County was founded in 1858. Taylor was created by taking area from Bexar and Travis Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Taylor had a population of 138,141 people. This is an increase of 5.05% since the last Census (which gave a population of 131,506 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Taylor represented 0.52% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Taylor County:

Abilene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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- Abilene is located in Taylor County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124,407 people
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Buffalo Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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- Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
Impact
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Impact have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
- Impact is located in Taylor County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
Lawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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- Lawn is located in Taylor County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
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Merkel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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- Merkel is located in Taylor County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
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Trent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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- Trent is located in Taylor County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
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Tuscola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Tuscola is located in Taylor County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
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Tye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
- Tye is located in Taylor County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
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Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Texas
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- Website for the //www.tsl.texas.gov/

Websites specific to Taylor County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Callahan County
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- Coleman County
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- Fisher County
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- Jones County
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- Nolan County
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- Runnels County
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- Shackelford County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Texas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Taylor County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Texas

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	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.