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In 1876 the Texas Land Company auctioned lots in anticipation of the arrival of the International-Great Northern Railroad when Taylor was founded that year. The city was named after Edward Moses Taylor, a railroad official, under the name Taylorsville which officially became Taylor in 1892. Immigrants from Czechoslovakia and other Slavic states, as well as from Germany and Austria, helped establish the town. It soon became a busy shipping point for cattle, grain, and cotton.

By 1878 the town had 1,000 residents and thirty-two businesses, twenty-nine of which were destroyed by fire in 1879. Recovery was rapid, however, and more substantial buildings were constructed. In 1882 the Taylor, Bastrop and Houston Railway reached the community, and machine shops and a roundhouse serviced both rail lines. In 1882 the town was incorporated with a mayor-council form of city government, and in 1883 a public school system replaced a number of private schools.

By 1890 Taylor had two banks and the first savings and loan institution in Texas. An electric company, a cotton compress, and several newspapers were among the new enterprises. A water line from the San Gabriel River, a 100-man volunteer fire department, imported and local entertainment, and an annual fair made noteworthy news items by 1900.

Taylor is also the hometown of Bill Pickett, Tex Avery, K.C. Jones, and birthplace of former Texas governor Dan Moody.

Aunt Teek's Novel Shoppe 313 N Main St Taylor TX 76574 512-365-8822 Add To Map	Chandler's Antiques & Service 600 County Road 446 Taylor TX 76574 512-365-1574 Add To Map	Good Stuff Antiques 111 W 4th Street Taylor TX 76574 512-352-5707 Add To Map
Gypsy Junk Lady 119 W 2nd St, #A Taylor TX 76574 512-352-7658 Add To Map	Jeff's Resurrections 106 Porter St Taylor TX 76574 512-365-5346 Add To Map	Wooden Heart Antiques 105 Vance Street Taylor TX 79356 512.365.6178 Add To Map

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