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History · Taylor Township

28% of Taylor Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1984 on.

0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Taylor Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Taylor Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Taylor Township’s homes were built before 1957.
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The story so far

Taylor Township, in brief

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

Taylor Township is a township in Grundy County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Taylor Township was established in 1872, taking its name from President Zachary Taylor.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 179 to 129 (-28%).

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

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On the map

Taylor Township on the map in 1984

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Taylor Township.

Taylor Township on the 1984 USGS map1984Gilman City East sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Taylor Township

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

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George OveyActor · b. 1870
Leith StevensAmerican music composer and conductor · b. 1909
Enoch Herbert CrowderAmerican diplomat · b. 1859
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Yank LawsonAmerican musician · b. 1911
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Imogene LynnAmerican jazz and pop singer · b. 1922
Duck DowellAmerican basketball and football player and coa… · b. 1912
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Cole SchoolschoolLake Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Taylor Township
FulkersonMillerWillis Chapel

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Harrison TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMadison Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFox Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLeisure LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.