Yatesboro, Pennsylvania

Yatesboro is an unincorporated community located in Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The community is located 1.0 mile (1.6 km) west of Rural Valley. Yatesboro has a post office with ZIP code 16263.[2][3]

Yatesboro, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Yatesboro
Coordinates: 40°48′00″N 79°20′03″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyArmstrong
TownshipValley
Elevation
1,132 ft (345 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
16263
GNIS feature ID1191863[1]

The elevation is 1,132 feet. Yatesboro appears on the Rural Valley U.S. Geological Survey Map. Armstrong County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours).

History

Yatesboro was founded as a company town on or about 1900, and built on farmland by the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company.[4] It was one of 17 company towns sold in 1947: McIntyre, Coal Run, Iselin, Waterman, Lucernmines, Aultman, Ernest, Tidesdale, Coy, Luciusboro, Fulton Run, Nu Mine, Yatesboro, Margaret, Helvetia, Twin Rocks, and Yatesboro Lots.[4]

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References
  1. "Yatesboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  4. Susan Ferrandiz (2001). "Brief History of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company". Retrieved 11 November 2018.



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