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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 Township is a township in Grundy County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Taylor Township was established in 1872, taking its name from President Zachary Taylor.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 179 to 129 (-28%). Half of its homes were built before 1957.

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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Martha ScottMartha ScottJamesport · 12 miGeorge OveyGeorge OveyTrenton · 10 miLeith StevensLeith StevensMount Moriah · 11 miEnoch Herbert CrowderEnoch Herbert CrowderEdinburg · 7 miYLYank LawsonTrenton · 10 miILImogene LynnTrenton · 10 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 Crowder State Park Vehicle Bridge in Madison, 7.4 miles away.

Taylor and the nearest listed places

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Crowder State Park Vehicle BridgeGeorge Wolz HousePlaza HotelSt. Philip's Episcopal ChurchNorris, Jewett, LibraryTrenton High School

Closest to Taylor

Crowder State Park Vehicle BridgeMadison · Structure7.4miGeorge Wolz HouseTrenton · Building9.5miPlaza HotelTrenton · Building9.9miSt. Philip's Episcopal ChurchTrenton · Built 189810miNorris, Jewett, LibraryTrenton · Building10.2mi

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. Crowder State Park Vehicle Bridge’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.

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