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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>.

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<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Massillon is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The Area Codes where Massillon was located: 334 & 483<5>

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.

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 (so far) for Massillon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Massillon post office opened in 1879. The Massillon post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Massillon.

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>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Massillon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Massillon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Massillon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/