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TAYLORTON WAS FIRST CALLED
"COALFIELDS"

Exact Location
Township (TSP) (N-S)= 2
Range (RGE) (E-W)= 6
Meridian= W OF THE 2ND

The First Post Office in the area
 was called "Coalfields"
It originated around 1890 in the Valley
It later in 1905, became "TAYLORTON"
When the Hamlet and Post Office 
was moved up out of the valley,
onto the flat Plain above.
My 1927 map shows this location

Origin of the Name Taylorton?

It was Named after the Owner of the Mine

Richard Ratcliffe Taylor (Sr.)

His Bio can be found here
Richard Ratcliffe Taylor Bio