Yatesboro, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Yatesboro, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Yatesboro
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Armstrong
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Valley
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1132
Coordinates:40.8°N -79.3342°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:16263
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1191863

Yatesboro is an unincorporated community that is located in Cowanshannock Township, Pennsylvania. The community is situated west of Rural Valley.

Yatesboro has a post office with ZIP Code 16263.[1] [2]

History

Yatesboro was founded as a company town circa 1900. It was built on farmland by the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company.[3]

It was one of seventeen company towns that were sold in 1947, including McIntyre, Coal Run, Iselin, Waterman, Lucernemines, Aultman, Ernest, Tidesdale, Coy, Luciusboro, Fulton Run, Nu Mines, Yatesboro, Margaret, Helvetia, Twin Rocks, and Yatesboro Lots.

Geography

The elevation is 1,132 feet. Yatesboro appears on the Rural Valley U.S. Geological Survey Map.

Armstrong County is located in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. November 11, 2018. United States Postal Service.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. November 11, 2018.
  3. Web site: Brief History of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company . Susan Ferrandiz . 2001 . 11 November 2018.