Mount Tabor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Mount Tabor, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Mount Tabor
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Armstrong
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Redbank
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1621
Coordinates:40.9875°N -79.2175°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:814
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1204231

Mount Tabor is an unincorporated community in Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. Mount Tabor Cemetery is located nearby at 40.9864°N -79.2172°W. The community, once knowns as Dry Ridge, is situated east of New Salem at the intersection of Pete Schicks Road with Dry Ridge Road. Dry Ridge school was located nearby at 40.9772°N -79.2197°W

History

A post office called Mount Tabor was established in 1883 and closed that same year.[1] The 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania shows a store at the location of Mount Tabor.[2] The residents at that time were John C Shaffer, L. C. Shaffer, C. Shaffer, W. Harmon, and R. R. Miller.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 6 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 66 . Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. . 1876 . 9 November 2018.