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History · Mount Taylor

Half of Mount Taylor’s homes were built after 1988

Most of Mount Taylor was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1978 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Mount Taylor’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Mount Taylor are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mount Taylor’s history is told.

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The story so far

Mount Taylor, in brief

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

Mount Taylor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Mount Taylor had a population of 436. The community is in northern Cibola County and is bordered to the north and west by Grants, the county seat, and to the south by the Rio San Jose and a tributary. New Mexico State Road 117, the local name of Historic Route 66, passes through the community. Mount Taylor, at 11,301 feet (3,445 m) the highest peak in Cibola County, is 14 miles (23 km) to the northeast.

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

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On the map

Mount Taylor on the map in 1978

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

Mount Taylor on the 1978 USGS map1978Grants sheet · 1:100,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Mount Taylor

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

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Paula Gunn AllenAmerican writer · b. 1939
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Marvin StephensAmerican film actor · b. 1922
Lee MarmonAmerican photographer · b. 1925
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Clemente SanchezAmerican politician · b. 1958
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Frank HudsonAmerican football player · b. 1875
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Jack WallaceAmerican football player and coach · b. 1925
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.