Taylor County Before 1852
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Link to History/Geneaology

  Welcome to Taylor County, Georgia - Established in 1852 

 A nice place to visit.... A great place to live

Taylor County has two incorporated areas - Butler, the county seat and the crossroads of west central Georgia and Reynolds home of the Georgia Strawberry Festival.   Our Chamber is a member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and our Community is a part of the Valley Partnership.  Taylor County Georgia has approximately 9,000 people and is strategically located approximately one hour away from three military reservations - Fort Benning Georgia, Warner Robins Air Force Base, and Albany Marine Supply and Logistics Center.  The county was once a part of Macon, Marion, Talbot, Schley and Crawford Counties.  The western boundary of Taylor County is located 11 miles from Fort Benning Military Reservation, 12.5 miles from the Muscogee County and the eastern boundary is 15.5 miles from Bibb County.  State Route 96/Fall Line Freeway, which runs east west through the county is a part of the nation's Strategic Highway Network.    US Highway 19/Magnolia Highway runs north/south through the county and connect to Atlanta on the north and I-10 to the south.  Taylor County is located midway between Atlanta and Albany and Columbus and Warner Robins/Macon areas.   One of the first federally funded military roads, the Old Federal Wire Road runs generally along State Routes 137/128 and 208 in Taylor County.  Known for its rich agricultural history, Taylor County is also a prime hunting area for deer, turkey and other wildlife species.  There are several private hunting reserves located within the county.  In addition, the state of Georgia manages a several hundred acre natural area/hunting area, called Fall Line Sand Hills Natural area east of Butler adjacent to the Taylor County Industrial Park/Airport Complex.  Whether you are looking at Taylor County to invest in a business, make it your home or just to visit we welcome you to our community.  It is rich in history and home to several prominent, notable people including Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, General John B. Gordon, General Asa L. Singleton, Governor George Towns (Talbot) and Lt. Governor Garland T. Byrd.  Others included Congressman William Posey Edwards who is buried in Butler and Johnnie L. Caldwell former Comptroller General of Georgia and current Superior Court Judge Frank Jordan who was born in Butler.   In addition, the late civil rights notable "Malcolm X", born Malcolm Little had roots in the county and spent time here growing up.  His  parents, grandparents and great grandparents were from Taylor County. 


Taylor County Georgia
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The Strategic Center of West Central Georgia

Dear Website Visitor,
Welcome to the Taylor County, Georgia Chamber of Commerce website.  In addition to our support of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, we are a member of the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.   Thank you for visiting our website.   Feel free to call, email or come by our office.  Taylor County welcomes sound sustainable progressive growth and investment in our community.  We welcome your entrepreneurial spririt.  You will find that we are a rural, agribusiness area that is pro-business.  Our county workforce is  3400 strong and the workforce in the Taylor region, which encompasses surrounding counties numbers 46,000.   We are seeking to grow businesses in our community by being competitive in the marketplace.  The Chamber of Commerce works with our educational, real estate and industrial development community in promoting growth in Taylor County.
As a "Camera Ready Community",  we are also supporting the tourism interests by assisting in the promotion of our natural resources and historical locations, including downtown areas as a destination center for regional tourists as well as potential on location film sites for the state's film and movie industry.  Come visit and stay awhile.
Sincerely,
                                                                              Lesley McNary, Executive Director
                                                                              Taylor County Chamber of Commerce

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Mission Statement and Chamber Purpose

Working to make Taylor County Educationally Competitive, Economically Prosperous, and Environmentally Responsible

Our purpose is to improve, promote and support the business community.

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We are working to become....
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We are counting on our high school students to graduate
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Chamber Offices are located on the ground floor of the Taylor County Annex located at 7 Ivy Street in Butler, Georgia

Phone (478) 862-6022 - email: taylorchamber@pstel.net

Hours of Operation  8:00 am - 12:00 pm Monday - Friday



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