Factoryville is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.
[3] Factoryville was named for a woolen factory near the original town site.
[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all land.
In 1915, the Clarks Summit-Hallstead Cut-Off was opened and the original line (now a highway) was abandoned, although a 1.2-mile spur line was built parallel to Route 107 to continue to serve businesses that had been served by the old mainline.
Christy Mathewson Day celebrates the baseball Hall of Famer who was born in Factoryville on August 12, 1880.
The festivities include a parade from Keystone College to Christy Mathewson Park, a 6 km-long (3.7 mi) foot race (in honor of Mathewson's nickname, "The Big 6"), a chicken barbecue, games and many other activities.