Loysburg, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Loysburg is an unincorporated community
in the Morrisons Cove area of South Woodbury Township, Bedford County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. It lies along Pennsylvania Route 36
and the Yellow Creek near the Loysburg Gap
in Tussey Mountain
. Once name "Pattonville" in 1844 but was renamed back to Loyburg in 1864.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in the Morrisons Cove area of South Woodbury Township, Bedford County
Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Bedford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,762. The county seat is Bedford. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies along Pennsylvania Route 36
Pennsylvania Route 36
Pennsylvania Route 36 is a long state highway located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 26 near the Hopewell Township community of Yellow Creek...
and the Yellow Creek near the Loysburg Gap
Loysburg Gap, Pennsylvania
Loysburg Gap is a water gap where Pennsylvania Route 36 and the Yellow Creek pass through Tussey Mountain in near Loysburg in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States....
in Tussey Mountain
Tussey Mountain
]Tussey Mountain is a stratigraphic ridge in central Pennsylvania, United States, trending east of the Bald Eagle, Brush, Dunning and Evitts Mountain ridges...
. Once name "Pattonville" in 1844 but was renamed back to Loyburg in 1864.
General information
- ZIP Code: 16659
- Area Code: 814
- Local Phone Exchanges: 423, 575, 766
- School District: Northern Bedford County School DistrictNorthern Bedford County School DistrictThe Northern Bedford County School District is a public school district serving parts of Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The boroughs of Hopewell and Woodbury and the townships of Bloomfield, Hopewell, Woodbury, and South Woodbury are located within district boundaries. It encompasses approximately...