How did York County's Taxville get its name, and who would want to go to a place so named?

Tradition says that Taxville received its name because of the penchant for local tax collectors to gather there for people to come to pay their taxes

At one time, the crossroads was home to a one-room schoolhouse (Eyster's), a post office located in a general store, a blacksmith shop and several residences and farms. At one time, a funeral home operated from one of the residences.

Now, all that's in Taxville is Cable's Garage and residences, including several McMansions.

Cable's Garage is home of the mayor and first lady, Frank and Judy Cable, and answers the question: Who would want to go to Taxville?

Many, of course, pass through the busy intersection. Motorists in that sector of the county can't avoid Taxville. And they must be careful at the busy Baker/Taxville intersection to avoid death.

Frank Cable told Paul Kuehnel, whose photography and reporting brough the mayor's story even greater view, that he can remember when a dozen cars moved through that intersection. Today, "It's nothing to have 300 go by."

But some stop at Cable's Garage for small engine repair.

And about this mayor's business?

A sign hangs in plain sight near the garage's bay.

"Entering Taxville - Pop. 20 - Frank Cable - Mayor.

"Mayor is a running joke," Frank Cable said.