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Welcome to Massillon ...

So far, we found very little information about Massillon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Massillon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Massillon, please Contact Us.


Massillon would have been located within present day Dallas County<2>.


We aren't confident of the location of Massillon, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Massillon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

When the people of Massillon referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Massillonian<4>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Massillon is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Massillon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Massillon still existed, it would have been in the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Massillon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Massillon - they are located in Iowa, Kansas and Ohio.

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

Communities near Massillon ...

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

  • Selma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <7>
  • Valley Grande
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grande have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
    • Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
  • Marion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Uniontown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <7>
  • Newbern
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbern have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
    • Newbern is located in Hale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
  • Orrville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
    • Orrville is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <7>
  • Faunsdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faunsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunsdale
    • Faunsdale is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faunsdale <7>
  • Browns
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
    • Browns is located in Dallas County
  • Harrell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
    • Harrell is located in Dallas County
  • Suttle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
    • Suttle is located in Perry County

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 Massillon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Massillon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Massillon. 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 Massillon.

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

Adding Massillon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Massillon 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 Massillon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Massillon post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Massillon.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Massillon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Massillon refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Massillon may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Massillon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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