Summary
Rimer is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It has also been called Rimerton and Rimerton Station.[2][3]
Rimer, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Rimer | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′10″N 79°31′31″W / 40.93611°N 79.52528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Armstrong |
| Township | Madison |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1185087[1] |
History edit
A post office called Rimer was established in 1868, with John Rimer as postmaster.[4][3] It remained in operation until 1951.[4] Rimerton Station and Rimer P.O. appear in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[2] Frank Mast, who kept a store, was postmaster in 1913.[3]
Rimerton was first assessed in 1867, when there were 19 taxables, one innkeeper, one merchant, and one laborer. The real estate valuation was $2,229, personal, $44, and the occupations, $150.[3] In 1880, there was no increase in the population or extent of the town.[3] Rev. B.B. Killikelly preached there in 1853.[3] In 1913, the town consisted of twelve houses, a hotel, kept by C.J. Zeis, and two stores, of which G.W. Clouse & Co. and Frank Mast are the proprietors.[3] A station of the Pennsylvania Railroad was located there in 1913.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Rimer". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 49". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co., 1876. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Armstrong County, PA: Her People, Past and Present, Chapter 35, page 259". Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1914. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Post Offices:Pennsylvania, Armstrong County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2018.