The Mahoning Valley is a geographic valley encompassing the area of northeast Ohio and a small portion of western Pennsylvania that drains into the Mahoning River. According to information at the bottom of Page 321 in a publication by the Ohio Secretary of State's Office, the river name comes from an Indian word meaning “at the licks.”

Valley Geography

Downstream of

Youngstown Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the largest city and county seat of Mahoning County. At the 2020 census, Youngstown had a city population of 60,068. It is a principal city of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area, which ...

through Struthers and

Lowellville Lowellville is a village in eastern Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, along the Mahoning River. The population was 996 at the 2020 census. Located about southeast of Youngstown, it is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. Geog ...

in Ohio and Edinburg in Pennsylvania, the river runs through a significant valley. In contrast and notwithstanding some shallow reservoirs and short waterfalls, the river upstream of there flowing through Newton Falls and

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encounters less relief in the ground and the terrain is largely flat right up to the riverbank. Therefore, the term "Mahoning Valley" is generally applied locally only to the lower portion of the drainage unless addressing the Youngstown–Warren, OH-PA Combined Statistical Area which is also often referred to colloquially as the "Mahoning Valley" for the purposes of referring to issues such as job opportunities and housing markets.

Other places named "Mahoning Valley"

There are also several other locales, most in the state of Pennsylvania, where the term "Mahoning Valley" are applied. There are four townships in

Indiana County Indiana County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the west central part of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83,246. Its county seat is Indiana. Indiana County comprises the Indiana, PA Mi ...

that include the name "Mahoning": East, West, North, and

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Mahoning Townships near Mahoning Creek which flows into the

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north of Templeton. There is also Mahoning Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania downstream on the same creek,

Mahoning Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania Mahoning Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.9 square miles (22.9 km2), of which 8.2 square miles (21. ...

where there is another Mahoning Creek which flows into the

Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...

near Danville, and

Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania Mahoning Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 4,305 at the 2010 census, up from 3,978 at the 2000 census. Geography The township is in southwestern Carbon County in ...

on yet another Mahoning Creek which flows into the

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and from there into the

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. Near these communities are various businesses such as a nursing home, golf course, race track, cinema, butcher shop, mini-storage, and auto parts store, that have incorporated "Mahoning Valley" into their name. There is also Mahoning Valley Christian Camp near Rushville, Indiana.

References

External links

Mahoning Valley Historical Society
Valleys of Pennsylvania Valleys of Ohio Landforms of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Landforms of Mercer County, Pennsylvania Landforms of Columbiana County, Ohio Landforms of Mahoning County, Ohio Landforms of Trumbull County, Ohio Landforms of Portage County, Ohio {{NortheasternOH-geo-stub

Valley Geography

Other places named "Mahoning Valley"

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