Loop was an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in West Mahoning Township, Pennsylvania, West Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
It was named for being near a loop-like meander of Mahoning Creek (Allegheny River), Mahoning Creek. Lysander Barrett settled in the area around 1842; an iron furnace was erected in 1847.
Before its eventual abandonment, the community had a post office (from 1885 to 1959), a schoolhouse, and a stop on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway.
See also
* List of ghost towns in Pennsylvania
References
Unincorporated communities in Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
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