Welcome to Taylor ...

The village of Taylor is located in Loup County<1> and is the County Seat for Loup County.

Taylor was established in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Taylor has a population of 199 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Taylor is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Taylor is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Taylor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Taylor is located in the (308) area code.

The ZIP code for Taylor: 68879<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Taylor had an population of 199 people. This is an increase of 4.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Taylor had a population of 190 people (or 30.06% of the total population of Loup County). This makes Taylor the county's most populous community.

The population of Taylor represents 0.01% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 344th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 190 people, the population of Taylor decreased 8.21% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 207 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Taylor.

Communities Also Named Taylor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Taylor - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona (2), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Taylor.

Communities near Taylor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Taylor.

• Burwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
  • Burwell is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burwell <5>
• Sargent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Sargent is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargent <5>
• Comstock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
  • Comstock is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <5>
• Almeria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
  • Almeria is located in Loup County
• Willow Springs ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Willow Springs is located in Garfield County
• Gates
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Gates is located in Custer County
• Wescott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
  • Wescott is located in Custer County
• Elyria
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <5>
• New Helena
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
  • New Helena is located in Custer County
• Weissert
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissert
  • Weissert is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissert <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Taylor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taylor.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Taylor. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylor.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Taylor.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylor ...

Looking for more information about Taylor? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Taylor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Taylor.

Adding Taylor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taylor in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Taylor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Taylor post office opened in 1880.

We also found Taylor on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Taylor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Loup County: www.co.loup.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/