Massieville is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History edit

Variant names were "Massie" and "Waller". The community has the name of Waller Massie, the proprietor of a local sawmill.[2]

Notable person edit

Will Huff, a composer, was born at Massieville in 1875.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Massieville, Ohio
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. p. 79.
  3. ^ Studwell, William Emmett; Conrad, Charles P.; Schueneman, Bruce R. (1999). Circus Songs: An Annotated Anthology. Psychology Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-7890-0879-4.

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