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Welcome to Massey ...

Massey is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Massey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Massey is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Massey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Massey: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Massey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Massey - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario, Texas and Virginia.

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

Websites for Massey ...

Junior League:   www.jlmorgancounty.com/

Communities near Massey ...

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

  • Decatur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Decatur is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
    • Former names for Decatur:
    • Albany
    • New Decatur
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
  • Cullman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartselle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Priceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Moulton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Falkville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Flint City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Flint City is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
  • Somerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Somerville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Addison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Massey ...

Looking for more information about Massey? 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 Massey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Massey.

Adding Massey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Massey 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 (so far) for Massey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Massey post office opened in 1888. The Massey post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Massey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Massey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Massey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Massey area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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