Massena, IA

Massena is a city in Cass County, Iowa, United States. The 2020 census counted 359 residents. Massena's sister community is Cumberland, Iowa. Massena is named after Massena, New York. The Massena Historical Society restored, maintains and gives tours of a country schoolhouse, a barber shop and a filling station. The country schoolhouse, Victoria No. 8, was brought into town from Victoria Township. Most of Massena's economy is based on agriculture. Massena's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Iowa setting.

ATTRKen Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0

The local scoop is how Massena's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Massena was platted by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad on land purchased from A. Vredenburgh in 1883 and 1884 that included most of Section 33 of Cass County. Massena is located among the rolling hills of Iowa at the intersection of Iowa highways 92 and 148.