Taylor County, Texas
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Taylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 143,208. Its county seat is Abilene. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1878.
New Taylor County Courthouse in Abilene
The Old Taylor County Courthouse has limited use.
Buffalo Gap, Texas
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Buffalo Gap is a town in Taylor County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 543 at the 2020 census.
Taylor County, Texas
…was in continual use until 1861. By 1872, the first cattlemen had ventured into present Taylor County. Six years later, Taylor County was organized. Buffalo Gap was named county seat. In 1880, the Texas & Pacific Railroad signed an agreement to run tracks through the future city of Abilene. Abilene was established…
Buffalo Gap, July 2011
Buffalo Gap Historic Village, July 2008