Welcome to Taylors Valley ...

Taylors Valley is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Taylors Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylors Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

A typical abbreviation for Taylors Valley: Taylors Vly. (or less commonly used: Taylors Vally. or Taylors Vlly.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Taylors Valley for more information about variations on the name of Taylors Valley.

Taylors Valley is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Taylors Valley is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Taylors Valley lies within the (276) area code.

Communities near Taylors Valley ...

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

• Winchester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
• Abingdon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abingdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Abingdon is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Mountain City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Mountain City is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <4>
• Saltville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
  • Saltville is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <4>
• Chilhowie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
  • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <4>
• Jefferson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Trade
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
  • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <4>
• Glade Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Spring
  • Glade Spring is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Spring <4>
• Damascus
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Damascus is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>

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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taylors Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylors Valley ...

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

Adding Taylors Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taylors 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 Taylors Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Taylors Valley post office opened in 1906.

We also found Taylors Valley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylors Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Taylors Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washcova.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/