Massies Creek

Massies Creek is a stream located entirely within Greene County, Ohio.[1] It is a tributary of the Little Miami River.

For the stream in Missouri, see Massie Creek.
Massies Creek as seen from the Little Miami Scenic Trail, May 2018
The Charleton Mill Road Covered Bridge spans Massies Creek north of Wilberforce

The stream begins at the confluence of the North and South forks within Cedarville at 39°44′34″N 83°48′19″W and flows generally west to enter the Little Miami north of Oldtown and Xenia at 39°44′11″N 83°56′25″W.[1][2]

Massies Creek was named for Nathaniel Massie, a government surveyor.[3] Variant names include Masseys Creek, Massicks Creek and Massie Creek.[1]

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.


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