| Official Name: | Massillon, Iowa |
| Settlement Type: | unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Iowa#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Iowa |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cedar County |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 41.9147°N -90.9228°W |
| Area Code: | 563 |
Massillon is an unincorporated community in Massillon Township, Cedar County, Iowa, United States. 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 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.[5]