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Welcome to Yount ...

Yount is located in Bedford County<1>.

Yount is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Yount: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Yount ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yount - it's located in Missouri.

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

Websites for Yount ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Yount, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Yount ...

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

  • Bedford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Roaring Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Martinsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Everett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Central City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Saxton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Broad Top City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Schellsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Manns Choice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodbury
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Yount. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yount.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yount. 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 Yount.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yount ...

Looking for more information about Yount? 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 Yount, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yount.

Adding Yount to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yount 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 Yount was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yount.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yount - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Yount area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Yount area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.