Taylors Island Maryland Map

About Taylors Island, Maryland

Taylors Island is a locality in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 125. The population density is 11.6 people per km². Taylors Island is located at 38.4711°N, 76.3160°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21669.

Taylors Island sits upon a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of Davis Creek, which carves a path through the dense, verdant growth of the local terrain. It lies 13.6 miles west-southwest of Cambridge, MD (from Cambridge, MD: bearing 241°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-northeast of Lusby. The earth here is thick with the sediment of centuries, supporting a sprawling expanse of woodland and field that stretches toward the horizon. Only seventeen miles away, the faint, jagged silhouette of Edgars Ridge marks the limit of the view, a reminder of the rising land to the west. A mere mile from the center of activity, the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge serves as a sanctuary for the land itself, where the air grows heavy with the scent of pine and damp soil, and the light at dusk settles in long, amber bars across the fields.

Taylors Island carries the weight of a long-standing agricultural tradition, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the seasonal cycles of the inland plains. Eight miles distant, the waters of Webster Ponds offer a stillness that mirrors the measured pace of life in the surrounding basin of Hog Range. Residents maintain a connection to the past through the preservation of local homesteads, where the architecture reflects the practical, unadorned needs of those who first broke the ground. Life on Taylors Island moves with a deliberate, steady pulse, favoring the industry of the farm and the quiet stewardship of the woods over the clamor of more crowded places.

About This Taylors Island Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Taylors Island, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.471135, -76.316009. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Taylors Island includes the ZIP code (21669), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Dorchester County (Cambridge), and school district assignment (Dorchester County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.