Taylorville is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Cardston County
Cardston County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 3 around the Town of Cardston.
The municipal district was established on January 1, 1954, through the amalgamation of the ''Municipal Dist ...
, Alberta, Canada. It is located on
Highway 501 ten miles southeast of
Cardston
Cardston is a town in Alberta, Canada. It was first settled in 1887 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who travelled from Utah, via the Macleod-Benton Trail, to present-day Alberta in one of the century' ...
. The first school opened May 17, 1900 and then later served as a chapel for
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ch ...
(LDS Church).
See also
*
List of provincial historic sites of Alberta
Provincial historic sites of Alberta are museums and historic sites run by the Government of Alberta.
Only sites owned by the provincial government and run as a functioning historic site or museum are known as Provincial Historic Sites. Buil ...
*
List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of Local government in Canada, local governments – urban municipalities (including List of cities in Alberta, cities, List of towns in Alberta, towns, List of villages in Alberta, vil ...
References
External links
History of TaylorvilleTaylorville Its History and People
{{Geographic location
, Northwest = Kimball
, North = Jefferson Jefferson may refer to:
Names
* Jefferson (surname)
* Jefferson (given name)
People
* Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States
* Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...
, Northeast = Magrath
, West = Carway
Carway ( cy, Carwe) is a village situated to the north-west of the town of Llanelli in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, in the Gwendraeth Valley. It is part of the community of Llangyndeyrn, and had a population of 672 in 2011.
Open-cast m ...
, Centre = Taylorville
, East = Whiskey Gap
, Southwest = Vaughn Meadows
, South = Immigrations Gap
, Southeast = Del Bonita, Montana
Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada
Localities in Cardston County