[2] Mahantango or Mahantongo (pronounced Ma-ha-tun-ga) is a Lenape word, translated "where we had plenty of meat to eat," "good hunting grounds" or "where we kill deer."
The name is shared by a creek, a valley and a mountain in central Pennsylvania, and is a common street name in the area.
There is also a portion of Mahantango Creek on the opposite side of the Susquehanna River, in today's Snyder County.
This section of Mahantango Creek begins in the mountains of the Western portions of Snyder and Juniata Counties and empties into the Susquehanna, near McKee's Half Falls.
[2] Mahantango Creek joins the Susquehanna River 6.2 miles (10 km) upstream of the borough of Millersburg.