Taylortown, New York

Taylortown, New York
Hamlet
Taylortown, New York is located in New York
Taylortown, New York
Taylortown, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°45′50″N 74°58′54″W / 42.7639624°N 74.9815447°W / 42.7639624; -74.9815447[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyOtsego
TownOtsego
Elevation
1,391[1] ft (424 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13337
Area code607

Taylortown is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of the Hamlet of Fly Creek on Otsego County Route 26 in Otsego County, New York, United States. Taylortown was founded by and named after the Taylor family, who moved there from Bennington, Vermont.

History

Thomas Taylor and his family moved from Bennington, Vermont to the Town of Otsego when there were only three log houses on the site of the village of Cooperstown. The Taylors settled in what would be later called Taylortown. Thomas purchased 1,000 acres for $1,000. Five hundred of those acres were in the town of Otsego. The Taylor children married and settled in the area.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Taylortown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ rootsweb, ancestry (2015). "Thomas Taylor". Ancestry.com. ancestry. Retrieved April 17, 2017. data
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