Near Richmond in Madison County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Grave of Hancock Taylor

Photographed by Brian K. Hall, July 26, 2021

1. Grave of Hancock Taylor Marker

Inscription. On Taylor's fork of Silver Creek, .7 mi. east, is burial place of Hancock Taylor. This pioneer was at Falls of Ohio in 1769 enroute to New Orleans and surveying in Ky. by 1773. A deputy surveyor under Wm. Preston, he was near mouth of Ky. River when shot by Indians in July 1774. Taylor rejoined party, and these companions brought him just south of Richmond, where he died.

Erected 1981 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1685.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1774.

Location. 37° 43.3′ N, 84° 18.85′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Kentucky, in Madison County. It is on Lancaster Road (KY52) south of Shale Drive (but North of Taylor Fork Creek), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond KY 40475, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eastern Kentucky Univ. (approx. 1½ miles away); Milford, 1st Seat of Madison County (approx. 1.6 miles away); White Oak Pond Church (approx. 1.6 miles away);

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In Memory Of The Confederate Soldiers (approx. 2 miles away); In Memory Of The Fallen Union And Confederate Soldiers (approx. 2 miles away); Battle of Richmond (approx. 2 miles away); Cassius Marcellus Clay (approx. 2.1 miles away); Frances E. Beauchamp / Prohibition Advocate (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Photographed by Brian K. Hall, July 26, 2021

2. Grave of Hancock Taylor Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,930 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2021, by Brian K. Hall of Lexington, Kentucky. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.