Taylor, Indiana

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Taylor was a small town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Beginning in the middle of the 19th century, the town, sometimes referred to as Taylor Station, was a stop along a railroad line that ran south out of Lafayette (variously the New Albany and Salem Railroad, the Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad, etc.). The local post office was known as Farmers Institute.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Taylor is located at 40°20'27" North, 86°56'01" West (40.340833, -86.933611) at an elevation of approximately 650 feet. It sits near the eastern edge of Union Township and is on a CSX Transportation rail line.

[edit] References

1. ^ Indiana Historical Society. Maps of Indiana Counties in 1876. 1968. (Reprinted from Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company, 1876.)

[edit] External links

• Taylor, Indiana is at coordinates 40°20′27″N 86°56′01″W / 40.340833, -86.933611 (Taylor, Indiana)Coordinates: 40°20′27″N 86°56′01″W / 40.340833, -86.933611 (Taylor, Indiana)