Yatesboro, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

40°48′00″N 79°20′03″W / 40.80000°N 79.33417°W / 40.80000; -79.33417CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyArmstrongTownshipValleyElevation

1,132 ft (345 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code

16263

GNIS feature ID1191863^[1]

Yatesboro is an unincorporated community that is located in Cowanshannock Township, Pennsylvania. The community is situated 1.0 mile (1.6 km) west of Rural Valley.

Yatesboro has a post office with ZIP Code 16263.^[2]^[3]

History

Yatesboro was founded as a company town circa 1900. It was built on farmland by the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company.^[4]

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.^[4]

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).

References

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