It is south of the Wapsipinicon River on County Road Y24, west of Toronto and north of Lowden in the northeastern corner of the county, at 41.914844N, -90.922851W.

[1] The area where the town of Massillon was founded was originally known as Denson's Ferry, named after a Joseph Denson who ran a ferry on the Wapsipinicon River.

[2] The town plat was founded in 1854 and was a station along the Davenport & Northern Railroad.

[3] The town was named after the city of Massillon, Ohio, located 540 miles (870 km) to the east on US 30.

[4] The first bridge was built over the Wapsipinicon River at Massillon in 1868 at the expense of $4,000.