Taylor School

Founded 1883, named for Henry Taylor. He, Gid Thompson and other early settlers gave land and founded school. First trustees were D. Harper, H. Kennedy, H. Taylor. In the first one-room frame building, desks and recitation benches were home made. After it burned, two more were built before consolidation with Utopia, 1937. Miss Sue Harper, Frank Robinson, and "Miss Mattie" Noel listed among outstanding teachers. This was community center; weekly Literary Society, Sunday school, church met here. This marker given by and in memory of former pupils. (1967)

Taylor School is a historical marker in Vanderpool, Bandera County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Bandera County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.6584, -99.5416 near Vanderpool. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jones Cemetery (historical marker), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jones Cemetery, Vanderpool Cemetery, and Spring Grave #1.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5019004862. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.