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Taylor’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Taylor. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Taylor is a city in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Taylor had a population of 579.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 566 to 579 (+2%). Half of its homes were built before 1966.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Taylor yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Taylor’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Taylor

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Barbara HendricksBarbara HendricksStephens · 32 miTrace AdkinsTrace AdkinsSpringhill · 7 miCheryl FordCheryl FordHomer · 32 miBobby RushBobby RushHomer · 32 miJCJohnny CopelandHaynesville · 21 miKenny GuinnKenny GuinnGarland · 23 mi
By decade

Taylor, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Taylor is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Taylor has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Conway Cemetery in Bradley, 12.9 miles away.

Taylor and the nearest listed places

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Conway CemeteryFrog LevelKate Turner HouseMagnolia Colored School Historic DistrictCouch-Marshall HouseColumbia County Jail

Closest to Taylor

Conway CemeteryBradley · Built 184512.9miFrog LevelWaldo · Built 185213.9miKate Turner HouseMagnolia · Building16.9miMagnolia Colored School Historic DistrictMagnolia · District17miCouch-Marshall HouseMagnolia · Building17mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Conway Cemetery’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Taylor?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Taylor’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Springhill📜 Cullen📜 Bradley📜 Sarepta
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