Armbrust is an unincorporated community which is located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is situated along Pennsylvania Route 819, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) southeast of Youngwood.
Armbrust, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Armbrust | |
| Coordinates: 40°13′25″N 79°33′04″W / 40.22361°N 79.55111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 15616 |
| Area code | 724 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1168397[1] |
History
editArmbrust has a post office with ZIP code 15616, which opened on June 25, 1856.[2][3]
Initially named as Weaver's Old Stand, the town was renamed, during the late 1880s, after a postmaster with the last name of Armbrust.[citation needed] Central (aka Feightner) Cemetery, located two miles north, contains twenty-nine gravestones with the surname Armbrust. The oldest (based on date of death) is that of Margaret G. Armbrust, who died in 1895.[4]
Census records for the year 1900 show numerous people with the surname Armbrust living nearby in Hempfield Township.[5]
Gallery
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Entrance sign, Central (aka Feightner) Cemetery, Armbrust Rd., PA Route 819, Hempfield Township
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Armbrust family grave marker, 1902
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Armbrust family grave marker, 1905
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Armbrust family grave marker, 1907
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References
edit- ^ a b "Armbrust". 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 December 20, 2015.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ^ Ruff, Paul Miller (1996). Feightner Cemetery, a.k.a. Scheibeler,Truxal and now Central, Hempfield Township, 1792 - 1996. Greensburg PA: Baltzer Meyer Historical Society. p. 17.
- ^ "Census and Voter Lists". Ancestry.com. Retrieved September 7, 2020.