Welcome to Mahoning ...

Mahoning is located in Armstrong County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Mahoning (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of Mahoning has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mahoning, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Mahoning is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mahoning lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Mahoning ...

While we believe that this Mahoning is located in Armstrong County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Mahoning. Those communities are located in the following counties: Carbon and Fayette County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 5 communities that are also named Mahoning - they are located in Indiana, Minnesota and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mahoning.

Communities near Mahoning ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mahoning.

• Clarion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Kittanning
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <4>
• Ford City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <4>
• West Kittanning
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
  • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
• Chicora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <4>
• New Bethlehem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <4>
• East Brady
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <4>
• Rimersburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <4>
• Rural Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
  • Rural Valley is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Valley <4>
• Parker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mahoning. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mahoning.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mahoning. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mahoning.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mahoning. See our Newspapers Page for Mahoning.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mahoning ...

Looking for more information about Mahoning? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mahoning, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mahoning.

Adding Mahoning to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mahoning in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mahoning was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mahoning post office opened in 1874.

We also found Mahoning in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mahoning.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mahoning. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/