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History · Taylorsville

Taylorsville’s post office opened in 1864

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1950 on, and the census since 2000.

1864first post office
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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How Taylorsville began

When was Taylorsville founded?

1864

The Taylorsville post office opened in 1864, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 154 in 20002020 census: 123162 years
Founding year: the first Taylorsville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Taylorsville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Taylorsville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Taylorsville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Taylorsville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Taylorsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 123 at the 2020 census, down from 150 at the 2010 census. The annual Stone Ranch Reunion is held in Taylorsville.

Its first post office opened in 1864. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 140 to 123 (-12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Taylorsville, 1864 to 1950

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1864Post officeThe Taylorsville post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1924In the archiveTaylorsville
  5. 1950On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Taylorsville, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1920s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1920s1 item
Taylorsville1924Taylorsville
1930s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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On the map

Taylorsville on the map, 1950 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Taylorsville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Taylorsville on the 1950 USGS mapTaylorsville on the 1980 USGS mapTaylorsville on the 1994 USGS map1950Greenville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Taylorsville.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Retake this viewTaylorsville, 1924

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People over time

Taylorsville, census by census

010020002020Peak: 154

Between 123 and 154 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Taylorsville’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Taylorsville

Nobody well known was born in Taylorsville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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James MarstersAmerican actor · b. 1962
Annette Abbott AdamsAmerican lawyer and judge · b. 1877
Eliza SwensonAmerican actress · b. 1982
Cody AndersonAmerican football player · b. 1990
Jason EllisonAmerican baseball player · b. 1978
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Craig BrandtAmerican politician · b. 1968
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Taylorsville’s post office has been open since 1864.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Tasikoyo
Gone or out of use
Iron Dyke Minemine

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Taylorsville’s history

What year was Taylorsville founded?

The Taylorsville post office opened in 1864, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.