TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS

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

Taylor County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

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
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
Book Hotel Here - Abilene Hotels

Abilene County Seat

Bradshaw ghost town

Buffalo Gap First County seat

Caps

Elmdale ghost town

Guion ghost town

Moro ghost town

Mount Pleasant ghost town

Nubia ghost town

Shep ghost town

Taylor County Vintage Maps

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

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

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

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