Yarbo, Alabama
Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
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Yarbo (known as Yarboro) is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Alabama, United States.
Yarbo, Alabama | |
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  Yarbo, Alabama Location of Yarbo in Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 31°32′38″N 88°16′40″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Washington |
| Elevation | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 129271[1] |
History
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]
