{"id":2384,"date":"2023-03-20T19:47:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:23:49","slug":"taylor-county-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/taylor-county-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor County, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the west-central part of the state, roughly halfway between Columbus and Macon. It had a population of 7,816 at the 2020 census and covers 380 square miles (984 km2) of land and water, centred near 32&deg;33&prime;N 84&deg;15&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Butler is the county seat, and its postal code is 31006. The county holds one city, one town, one census-designated place and a handful of unincorporated communities. Taylor County sits in the Eastern time zone and carries FIPS code 13269.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Taylor County<\/h2>\n<p>Taylor County has one incorporated city (Butler, the seat), one incorporated town (Reynolds), and one census-designated place (Howard); the rest of its named settlements are unincorporated crossroads and rural communities, listed here as Unincorp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Butler<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reynolds<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31076<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Howard<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mauk<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31058<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rupert<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charing<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Beechwood<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Carsonville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fickling Mill<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Five Points<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Goldson<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Griffith<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jarrell<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mizell<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Norwich<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Panhandle<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Potterville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Southland<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wesley<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reynolds sits astride the Taylor&ndash;Macon county line, with most of the town proper in Taylor County; its ZIP code and school district span both counties.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>31006 &mdash; Butler (also serves the surrounding rural county seat area)<\/li>\n<li>31076 &mdash; Reynolds (also serves nearby Fickling Mill)<\/li>\n<li>31058 &mdash; Mauk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Smaller communities such as Rupert, Charing, Beechwood and Carsonville share a ZIP code with a nearby post office town rather than having their own.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Taylor County lies in the lower Piedmont of west-central Georgia, a landscape of gently rolling hills, pine and hardwood forest, and creek bottomland draining toward the Flint River basin to the east. The county covers 380 square miles, of which about 3 square miles are water.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/upson-county\/\">Upson County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/crawford-county-georgia\/\">Crawford County<\/a> to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/peach-county\/\">Peach County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/macon-county\/\">Macon County<\/a> to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/schley-county\/\">Schley County<\/a> to the south, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/marion-county-georgia\/\">Marion County<\/a> to the southwest, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/talbot-county\/\">Talbot County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>The 2020 census recorded 7,816 residents, for a density of about 20.7 people per square mile &mdash; one of the more sparsely populated counties in this part of Georgia. Butler and Reynolds are the county&#8217;s two largest communities. Median household income in Taylor County runs well below the Georgia median of $74,632; the county has long ranked among the state&#8217;s lower-income rural counties.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture anchors the local economy &mdash; peanuts, cotton, pecans, watermelons, peaches and strawberries are grown across the county&#8217;s Piedmont farmland, alongside cattle operations. Lumbering and sand mining add to the rural economic base. Taylor County government and the Taylor County school system, both headquartered in Butler, are among the county&#8217;s largest employers.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Taylor County was created on January 15, 1852, by the Georgia General Assembly out of parts of Macon, Marion and Talbot counties, and named for Zachary Taylor, the twelfth U.S. president and hero of the Mexican-American War. The county&#8217;s history includes the 1946 killing of Maceo Snipes, a World War II veteran and the first Black resident of Taylor County to cast a ballot that year, a case that drew national attention to voter suppression in the postwar South.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Georgia Highway 96 and Georgia Highway 137 cross the county and meet at Butler; U.S. Route 19\/Georgia Highway 3 runs along the eastern edge near Reynolds.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Columbus &mdash; 40 miles southwest<\/li>\n<li>Macon &mdash; 45 miles northeast<\/li>\n<li>Americus &mdash; 30 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Fort Valley &mdash; 25 miles east<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon; Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is roughly two hours north by road.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Taylor County, Georgia?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is in west-central Georgia, between Columbus and Macon, roughly 40 miles southwest of Macon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Taylor County?<\/strong><br \/>\nTaylor County had a population of 7,816 at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Taylor County?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe county covers 380 square miles (984 km2), of which about 3 square miles are water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Taylor County?<\/strong><br \/>\nButler is the county seat and the largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and communities are in Taylor County?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe county has one city (Butler), one town (Reynolds), one census-designated place (Howard) and about a dozen smaller unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Taylor County?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe main ZIP codes are 31006 (Butler) and 31076 (Reynolds), with 31058 covering Mauk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Taylor County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nIts Piedmont farmland &mdash; peanuts, cotton, pecans, peaches and watermelons &mdash; and, in local history, the 1946 killing of veteran and voting-rights figure Maceo Snipes.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/georgia\/\">Towns and villages in Georgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the west-central part of the state, roughly halfway between Columbus and Macon. It had a population of 7,816 at the 2020 census and covers 380 square miles (984 km2) of land and water, centred near 32&deg;33&prime;N 84&deg;15&prime;W. 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