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Introduction ...

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 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 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.

Name Variations for Massillon ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Other variations include: Massillion and Massilon.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Massillon is located in Stark County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.

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

  • Stark County     (The home county of Massillon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Massillon, with the one closest to Massillon listed first.
    • Mayflower Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
      • Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
    • Perry Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
      • Perry Heights is located in Stark County
    • Forty Corners Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Corners Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Corners Village
      • Forty Corners Village is located in Stark County
    • Westarado
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Hills Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills Village
      • Rolling Hills Village is located in Stark County
    • West Brookfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
      • West Brookfield is located in Stark County
    • Richville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hills and Dales
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Navarre Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
      • Navarre Village is located in Stark County
    • Sippo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sippo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
      • Sippo is located in Stark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sippo
      • From Massillon to Sippo
    • Gambrinus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gambrinus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
      • Gambrinus is located in Stark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gambrinus
      • From Massillon to Gambrinus
    • Harter Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • East Greenville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
      • East Greenville is located in Stark County
  • Carroll County
  • Columbiana County
  • Coshocton County
  • Harrison County
    • Bowerston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerston
      • Bowerston is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowerston <3>
  • Holmes County
  • Mahoning County
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Massillon, with the one closest to Massillon listed first.
    • Wadsworth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
      • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <3>
    • Acme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • River Styx
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Styx. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
      • River Styx is located in Medina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to River Styx
      • From Massillon to River Styx
    • Seville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharon Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Poe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngs Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gloria Glens Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloria Glens Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
      • Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Westfield Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
      • Westfield Center is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
    • Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarwood Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
      • Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
    • Chippewa Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippewa Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
      • Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
      • Former name for Chippewa Lake:
      • Chippewa-on-the-Lake
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <3>
    • Granger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Windfall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Portage County
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Massillon, with the one closest to Massillon listed first.
    • Comet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Greensburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Green
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
      • Green is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <3>
    • Clinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
    • New Franklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
      • New Franklin is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
    • Myersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
      • Myersville is located in Summit County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Myersville
      • From Massillon to Myersville
    • Portage Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
      • Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
    • Barberton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lakemore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
      • Lakemore is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • East Akron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Akron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
      • East Akron is located in Summit County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Akron
      • From Massillon to East Akron
    • North Springfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Norton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Thomastown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomastown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
      • Thomastown is located in Summit County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thomastown
      • From Massillon to Thomastown
  • Tuscarawas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Massillon, with the one closest to Massillon listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <3>
    • Strasburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <3>
    • Zoar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zoar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
      • Zoar is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zoar <3>
    • Dundee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mineral City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
      • Mineral City is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral City <3>
    • Parral
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
      • Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Zoarville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
      • Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Somerdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrs Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • New Philadelphia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
      • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <3>
    • Sugarcreek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Massillon, with the one closest to Massillon listed first.
    • Dalton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <3>
    • Burton City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
      • Burton City is located in Wayne County
    • Mount Eaton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eaton
      • Mount Eaton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Eaton <3>
    • Marshallville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <3>
    • Orrville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
      • Orrville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <3>
    • Doylestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • East Union
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
      • East Union is located in Wayne County
    • Apple Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
      • Apple Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Creek <3>
    • Rittman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <3>
    • Sterling
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredericksburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
    • Boys Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
      • Boys Village is located in Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Massillon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Kendal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Kendal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Kendal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Quaker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Massillon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Joseph Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Myers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • West Brookfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Brookfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Brookfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (664 more) ...
    • St. Barbaras Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Barbaras Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Barbaras Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Armstrong Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Richville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Massillon had a population of 10,092 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Massillon had a population of 32,641 people.

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

  • West Brookfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
    • West Brookfield is located in Stark County
  • Crystal Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
  • Richville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pauls ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
    • Pauls is located in Stark County
  • Newman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
    • Newman is located in Stark County
  • Pigeon Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
    • Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
  • Sippo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sippo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
    • Sippo is located in Stark County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sippo
    • From Massillon to Sippo
  • Navarre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
    • Navarre is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navarre <3>
  • Gambrinus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gambrinus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
    • Gambrinus is located in Stark County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gambrinus
    • From Massillon to Gambrinus
  • East Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
    • East Greenville is located in Stark County
  • Elton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Stark County
  • McDonaldsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonaldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonaldsville
    • McDonaldsville is located in Stark County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • North Lawrence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Summit ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Stark County
    • Justus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Justus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
      • Justus is located in Stark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Justus
      • From Massillon to Justus

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Massillon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Massillon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Massillon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Massillon.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> of Massillon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Massillon:

The official website for Massillon: www.massillonohio.com/

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Massillon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Massillon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7975, Longitude: -81.5193    
<6>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.




 

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