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. We would especially like to find the location of Massillon - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Massillon, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Massillon , we believe that it would have been located within present day Sumner County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Massillon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

When the people of Massillon referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Massillonian<3>

The Area Code where Massillon was located: 620

Communities Also Named Massillon ...

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

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

Adding Massillon to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Massillon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Massillon post office opened in 1878.

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 Kansas' counties, including Sumner, 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>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/