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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about New Massillon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for New Massillon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of New Massillon is historic, it would have been located within present day Wayne County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Clay, Edwards, Hamilton, Jefferson, Marion, Richland & White.

Below are the counties that are near New Massillon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Massillon:

  • Wayne County     (The home county of New Massillon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.
    • Mount Erie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Golden Gate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Enterprise
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Geff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jeffersonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Barnhill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyleston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Boyleston is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
    • Cisne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Rinard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sims
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wayne City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.
    • Camp Travis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
    • Clay City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Flora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sailor Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Kenner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kenner is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Xenia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ingraham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Louisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.
    • Bennington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bennington is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Ellery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Albion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Marion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Marion is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Bone Gap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Red Top
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Top is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
    • West Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Salem is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Browns
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.
    • Bungay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bungay is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
    • Belle Prairie City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Jefferson City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
    • Piopolis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
    • Diamond City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
    • McLeansboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasper County
    • West Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.
    • Shields
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Shields is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Markham City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Markham City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
    • Bluford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Pigeon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.
    • Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Petersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.
    • Hickory Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Union Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Union Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.
    • Wynoose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
    • Parkersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gallagher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Gallagher is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
    • Calhoun
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Noble
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Berryville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Berryville is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Olney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Olney is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <2>
    • Claremont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Passport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Passport is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
    • Wakefield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wakefield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Amity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Amity is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Dundas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.
    • Bellmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Keensburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lancaster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lancaster is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Mount Carmel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Orio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Orio is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
    • Patton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Patton is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
    • Adams Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
    • Allendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.
    • Burnt Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mill Shoals
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grayville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Calvin is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Springerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Phillipstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipstown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Carmi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Enfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Maunie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Stokes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Stokes is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Gibson County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.
    • Owensville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Mounts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mounts is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
  • Posey County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.
    • Griffin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Barrett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
    • New Harmony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stewartsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stewartsville is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
    • Poseyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Massillon, see our County-by-County Page for New Massillon.

Cemeteries Near New Massillon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Massillon.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for New Massillon - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Massillon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.

  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • McKendrie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Thomas Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Samaria Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Toms Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (426 more) ...
    • Traverse Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Vernon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Nunn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find New Massillon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Massillon.

These communities are listed based on their distance from New Massillon, with the one closest to New Massillon listed first.

  • Golden Gate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Erie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Merriam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Merriam is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
  • Ellery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Albion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Samsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Samsville is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsville
  • Maple Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Top
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Top is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
  • Bone Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Enterprise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Hubbard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hubbard is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Salem is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Wynoose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
    • Geff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Massillon. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Massillon.

Newspapers Published in New Massillon ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 164 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Massillon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Massillon, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Massillon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to New 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 New Massillon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Massillon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.