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History · Yarnell

Yarnell’s post office opened in 1886, and 28% of its homes were built before 1940

1886first post office
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How Yarnell began

When was Yarnell founded?

1886

The Yarnell post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 83140 years
Founding year: the first Yarnell post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Yarnell’s past

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Yarnell, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Yarnell yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Yarnell is an unincorporated community in Boggs Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. According to a 2020 census, the population was approximately 83(48 males, 35 females). The land area is 0.1700 km2 with a population density of 488.2/km2 as of 2020. There was a 12% increase in annual population change from 2010 to 2020.

Its first post office opened in 1886.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Yarnell

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Jonathan FrakesAmerican actor and director · b. 1952
Jeff VanderMeerAmerican writer · b. 1968
Glenn ThompsonU.S. Representative from Pennsylvania · b. 1959
Andrew Gregg CurtinAmerican politician · b. 1815
George Grey BarnardAmerican sculptor · b. 1863
John Montgomery WardAmerican Major League Baseball pitcher, shortst… · b. 1860

Questions about Yarnell’s history

What year was Yarnell founded?

The Yarnell post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →