Masseyville, Tennessee
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Masseyville is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Chester County Chester County may refer to: * Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States * Chester County, South Carolina, United States * Chester County, Tennessee, United States * Cheshire or the County Palatine of Chester, a ceremonial county in the North Wes ...
,
Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
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Geography

The community is situated on
Tennessee State Route 225 State Route 225 (SR 225) is a long north-south secondary state highway located in West Tennessee. It connects Hornsby with Henderson. Route description SR 225 just east of Hornsby at an intersection with US 64 (SR 15) in McNairy County. It wi ...
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History

Masseyville is an unincorporated community located along
Tennessee State Route 225 State Route 225 (SR 225) is a long north-south secondary state highway located in West Tennessee. It connects Hornsby with Henderson. Route description SR 225 just east of Hornsby at an intersection with US 64 (SR 15) in McNairy County. It wi ...
and was originally part of
McNairy County McNairy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,075. Its county seat is Selmer. McNairy County is located along Tennessee's border with the state of Mississippi. Sheriff Buford ...
, but became part of
Chester County Chester County may refer to: * Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States * Chester County, South Carolina, United States * Chester County, Tennessee, United States * Cheshire or the County Palatine of Chester, a ceremonial county in the North Wes ...
when that county was formed in 1882. It was named for an early settler, Bill Massey. The Masseyville Post Office was opened in 1884 and discontinued in 1915.


References

Chester County Tennessee History and Families 1882 - 1995, Copyright 1995 Chester County Historical Society {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Chester County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Jackson metropolitan area, Tennessee