Taylors Island’s post office opened in 1850, and 3 of its places are on the National Register
Most of Taylors Island was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Its Register listings are the Ridgeton Farm, the Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church and the Grace Episcopal Church Complex.
How Taylors Island began
When was Taylors Island founded?
The Taylors Island post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name.
3 historic places in Taylors Island
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Questions about Taylors Island’s history
What year was Taylors Island founded?
The Taylors Island post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Taylors Island?
Three places: the Ridgeton Farm (listed 1977), the Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church (1979) and the Grace Episcopal Church Complex (1979).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (3), 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.