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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Massies Creek

Massies Creek is a stream located entirely within Greene County, Ohio. It is a tributary of the Little Miami River.

The stream begins at the confluence of the North and South forks within Cedarville at 39°44′34″N 83°48′19″W / 39.74278°N 83.80528°W / 39.74278; -83.80528 and flows generally west to enter the Little Miami north of Oldtown and Xenia at 39°44′11″N 83°56′25″W / 39.73639°N 83.94028°W / 39.73639; -83.94028.

Massies Creek was named for Nathaniel Massie, a government surveyor. Variant names include Masseys Creek, Massicks Creek and Massie Creek.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Massies Creek
  2. ^ Xenia, Ohio (1965, 1988 rev.) and Cedarville, Ohio, (1968, 1987 rev.) 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS
  3. ^ Broadstone, Michael A. (1918). History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 275.