Taylorville, Indiana

Taylorville
Unincorporated community
Vigo County's location in Indiana
Taylorville location in Vigo County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°27′45″N 87°25′25″W / 39.46250°N 87.42361°WCoordinates: 39°27′45″N 87°25′25″W / 39.46250°N 87.42361°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vigo County
Township	Sugar Creek Township
Elevation[1]	180 m (591 ft)
ZIP code	47885
Area code(s)	812
GNIS feature ID	444608

Taylorville, also known as Taylorsville or Dresser, is an unincorporated community in eastern Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States.^[2] It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area. Though the United States Board on Geographic Names has officially designated the area as Taylorville, the 2010 United States Census considered the area a census designated place called Dresser.^[3]

History

A post office was established under the name Dresser in 1932, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.^[4]

Geography

Taylorville is located at 39°21′44″N 87°22′56″W / 39.36222°N 87.38222°W at an elevation of 591 feet. Located very near the Wabash River, the town is nestled between Terre Haute and West Terre Haute.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
2. "Taylorville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
3. "Dresser Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
4. "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 13, 2016.