Taylorville, Indiana

Taylorville, Indiana
Unincorporated community

Location of Taylorville in Vigo County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 39°27′45″N 87°25′25″W / 39.46250°N 87.42361°W / 39.46250; -87.42361Coordinates: 39°27′45″N 87°25′25″W / 39.46250°N 87.42361°W / 39.46250; -87.42361
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vigo
Township Sugar Creek
Elevation[1] 469 ft (143 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 47885
Area code(s) 812, 930
FIPS code 18-18658
GNIS feature ID 444608

Taylorville, also known as Taylorsville or Dresser, is an unincorporated community in eastern Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area. Though the United States Board on Geographic Names has officially designated the area as Taylorville, the 2010 United States Census considered the area a census designated place called Dresser.[3]

History

Taylorville was founded in 1908, and was named after a local farmer named Taylor.[4] A post office was established under the name Dresser in 1932, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.[5]

Geography

Taylorville is located at 39°27′45″N 87°25′25″W / 39.46250°N 87.42361°W / 39.46250; -87.42361 at an elevation of 591 feet. Located very near the Wabash River, the town is nestled between Terre Haute and West Terre Haute.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  2. ↑ "Taylorville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dresser Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...was named in 1908 for a farmer called Captain Taylor.
  5. ↑ "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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