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TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS

32° 18' 36" N, 99° 52' 48" W (32.31, -99.88)

Taylor County Topics

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  • Taylor County TX

    Contiguous Counties:
    Jones County (N) Shackelford County (NE) Callahan County (E) Coleman County (SE) Runnels County (S) Nolan County (W) Mitchell County (NW)



    Taylor County History

    Historical Marker - (Highway 83/84 Roadside Park, 12 miles S of Abilene):

    TAYLOR COUNTY

    Created 1858. Named for Edward, James and George Taylor, 18, 20, and 22, Tennesseans who came to Texas in 1833 and died at the Alamo, March 6, 1836. Organized 1878, with county seat at Buffalo Gap, through which went the Fort Concho to Fort Belknap stagecoach and longhorns on western trail up to Kansas. County seat was moved to Abilene in 1883.

    Of the 254 Texas counties, 42 bear Indian, French or Spanish names. 10 honor such colonizers as Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas". 12 were named for Washington, Clay and other American patriots. 96 were named for men like the Taylors who fought in the Texas War for Independence (15 dying at the Alamo), signed the Declaration of Independence, or served as statesmen in the Republic of Texas. 23 have the names of frontiersmen and pioneers. 11 honor American statesmen who worked for the annexation of Texas; 10, leaders in Texas since statehood, including jurists, ministers, educators, historians, statesmen; and 36, men prominent in the Confederacy during the Civil War. El Paso and 8 others have geographical names, San Jacinto and Val Verde were named for battles; Live Oak and Orange, for trees; and Mason for a fort.

    (1964)

    Taylor County Courthouse
    Taylor County Courthouse
    Taylor County Courthouse
    Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson



    Taylor County Town List

    Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, hotels, and forum.

    County Seat - Abilene
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  • Abilene County Seat
  • Bradshaw ghost town
  • Buffalo Gap First County seat
  • Caps
  • Elmdale ghost town
  • Guion ghost town
  • Hamby
  • Impact
  • Lawn
  • Merkel
  • Moro ghost town
  • Mount Pleasant ghost town
  • Nubia ghost town
  • Potosi
  • Ovalo
  • Shep ghost town
  • Trent
  • Tuscola
  • Tye
  • View
  • Wylie


  • Taylor County Vintage Maps

    TX - Taylor County Texas 1882 Map
    From 1882 Texas state map #2134 showing Taylor County
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office

    TX - Taylor County Texas 1907 Postal Map
    Taylor County 1907 postal map
    From Texas state map #2090
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office

    TX - Taylor County Texas 1920s Map
    Taylor County 1920s map
    From Texas state map #10749
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office

    TX - Taylor County Texas 1940s Map
    Taylor County 1940s map
    From Texas state map #4335
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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