Welcome to Taylorville ...

Taylorville is located in Mingo County<1>.

The location of Taylorville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylorville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1938.

Taylorville is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Taylorville: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Taylorville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Taylorville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Texas and Vermont.

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

Communities near Taylorville ...

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

• Williamson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
  • Williamson is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <5>
• Logan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Man
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
  • Man is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <5>
• Delbarton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delbarton
  • Delbarton is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delbarton <5>
• Gilbert
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
• West Logan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
  • West Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <5>
• Kermit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <5>
• Mitchell Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
  • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Warfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <5>
• Musick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
  • Musick is located in Mingo County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylorville ...

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

Adding Taylorville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taylorville 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 Taylorville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Taylorville post office opened in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylorville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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