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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 town in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 322 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 322 to 355 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1992.

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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Famous people close to Taylor

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KamalaKamalaSenatobia · 33 miLorenzen WrightLorenzen WrightOxford · 6 miSMShelby McEwenAbbeville · 17 miJGJennifer GillomAbbeville · 17 miCKCharles KingSenatobia · 33 miArthur GuytonArthur GuytonOxford · 6 mi
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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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Today12 photos
Taylor Mississippi panoramaCommonsTaylor Mississippi panorama2018Taylor Mississippi October 2018CommonsTaylor Mississippi October 20182018Dusty scene as a farm truck and equipment gather the remains of the year's crop after a harvest for use as fodder, or s…LOCDusty scene as a farm truck and equipment gather the remain…2017Old gas pump outside a general store and adjacent restaurant in tiny Taylor, MississippiLOCOld gas pump outside a general store and adjacent restauran…2017Classic, if well-worn, 1955 Chevrolet in a field near Taylor, MississippiLOCClassic, if well-worn, 1955 Chevrolet in a field near Taylo…2017An old general store and adjacent restaurantLOCAn old general store and adjacent restaurant2017The Taylor Grocery and Restaurant, open Thursday through Sunday only (as of 2017) in tiny Taylor, MississippiLOCThe Taylor Grocery and Restaurant, open Thursday through Su…2017Part of the eclectic store window at the Taylor General StoreLOCPart of the eclectic store window at the Taylor General Sto…2017Old general storeLOCOld general store2017Large, abandoned barn near Taylor, MississippiLOCLarge, abandoned barn near Taylor, Mississippi2017The old railroad depotLOCThe old railroad depot2016Taylor mississippi 2007CommonsTaylor mississippi 20072004
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 William Faulkner House in Oxford, 7 miles away.

Taylor and the nearest listed places

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William Faulkner HouseLyceum-The Circle Historic DistrictBarnard ObservatorySouth Lamar Historic DistrictWater Valley Main Street Historic DistrictSand Spring Presbyterian Church

Closest to Taylor

William Faulkner HouseOxford · Built 18447miLyceum-The Circle Historic DistrictUniversity · Greek Revival7.2miBarnard ObservatoryUniversity · Built 18567.3miSouth Lamar Historic DistrictOxford · District7.4miWater Valley Main Street Historic DistrictWater Valley · District7.5mi

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. William Faulkner House’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
📜 Oxford📜 Water Valley📜 Abbeville📜 Batesville

From Wikimedia Commons (3) and the Library of Congress (9). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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