Armbrust, Pennsylvania

Armbrust is an unincorporated community in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 819 1.8 miles (2.9 km) southeast of Youngwood. Armbrust has a post office with ZIP code 15616, which opened on June 25, 1856.[2][3]

Armbrust, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Armbrust
Coordinates: 40°13′25″N 79°33′04″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Elevation
968 ft (295 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15616
Area code(s)724
GNIS feature ID1168397[1]

It is not known how the community acquired its name. However, Central (aka Feightner) Cemetery, located two miles north, contains 29 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]

  • Entrance sign, Central (aka Feightner) Cemetery, Armbrust Rd., PA Route 819, Hempfield Township
  • Armbrust family grave marker, 1902
  • Armbrust family grave marker, 1905
  • Armbrust family grave marker, 1907

References
  1. "Armbrust". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  4. 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.
  5. "Census and Voter Lists". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.


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