Taylor (WV)

Welcome to Taylor County ...

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

The community of Grafton is the Seat for Taylor County.

Taylor County was founded in 1844. Taylor was created by taking area from Barbour, Harrison, Marion and Preston Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Taylor had a population of 16,695 people. This is a decrease of 1.15% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,889 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Taylor represented 0.91% of the total population of West Virginia.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to West Virginia
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- Website for the West Virginia State Archives

Websites specific to Taylor County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Monongalia County
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- Preston County
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- Barbour County
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- Harrison County
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- Marion County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Taylor County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Taylor County

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.