Mahoning Valley (geographic)

Mahoning Valley in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania

The Mahoning Valley is a geographic valley encompassing 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[1] by the Ohio Secretary of State's Office, the river name comes from an Indian word meaning “at the licks.”

  1. ^ "Ohio County Name Origins" (PDF). Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2019.