Yarbo, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 31°32′38″N 88°16′40″W / 31.54389°N 88.27778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Washington |
Elevation | 180 ft (50 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 129271 [1] |
Yarbo (known as Yarboro) is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Alabama, United States.
Yarbo is a shortened form of Yarborough and is named for the first postmaster, Robert E. Yarborough. [2] A post office operated under the name Yarbo from 1917 to 1954. [3] In 1918, the Ingram-Day Lumber Company, based in Lyman, Mississippi, purchased the Yarborough Lumber Company's plant in Yarbo. The plant was able to produce up to 40,000 feet of lumber per day. [4] Dry kilns were eventually installed at the plant in Yarbo. [5]