Loysburg is an
unincorporated community
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in the
Morrisons Cove area of
South Woodbury Township,
Bedford County,
Pennsylvania
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, United States. It lies along
Pennsylvania Route 36
Pennsylvania Route 36 (PA 36) is a long state highway located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 26, PA 26 near the Hopewell Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Hopewell Township community of Yel ...
and the
Yellow Creek near the
Loysburg Gap in
Tussey Mountain
Tussey Mountain is a stratigraphic ridge in central Pennsylvania, United States, trending east of the Bald Eagle, Brush, Dunning and Evitts Mountain ridges. Its southern foot just crosses the Mason–Dixon line near Flintstone, Maryland, run ...
. Once named "Pattonville" in 1844 but was renamed back to Loyburg in 1864.
Northern Bedford County Middle/High School is located in the area.
General information
*ZIP Code: 16659
*Area Code: 814
*Local Phone Exchanges: 423, 575, 766
*School District:
Northern Bedford County School District
References
External links
Loysburg, Bedford County. PA town history The Complete Loy History the founder of Loysburg, PAMorrisons Cove's Community Website - News and Information for Morrisons Cove, Pennsylvania
Populated places established in 1795
Unincorporated communities in Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
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