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Welcome to Yarnell ...

Yarnell is located in Centre County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yarnell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Yarnell is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Yarnell lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Yarnell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Yarnell - they are located in Arizona, Montana, Oregon and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yarnell.

Communities near Yarnell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yarnell.

  • State College
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bellefonte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mill Hall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Flemington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Flemington is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Centre Hall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Milesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Millheim
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Snow Shoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Howard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Beech Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yarnell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yarnell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yarnell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yarnell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yarnell. See our Newspapers Page for Yarnell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yarnell ...

Looking for more information about Yarnell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Yarnell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yarnell.

Adding Yarnell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yarnell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Yarnell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Yarnell post office opened in 1886. The Yarnell post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yarnell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yarnell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/