 Mahoning Valley (geographic)

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.”

Downstream of Youngstown through Struthers and Lowellville in Ohio and Edinburg in Pennsylvania, the river runs through a significant valley.