Welcome to Messer ...

Messer is located in Choctaw County<1>.

The location of Messer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Messer, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Messer is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Messer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Messer lies within the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Messer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Messer - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Messer.

Communities near Messer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Messer.

• Hugo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <4>
• Antlers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
  • Antlers is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antlers <4>
• Fort Towson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
  • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <4>
• Sawyer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <4>
• Rattan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattan
  • Rattan is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rattan <4>
• Soper
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper
  • Soper is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soper <4>
• Swink
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <4>
• Apple
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
  • Apple is located in Choctaw County
• Virgil
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
  • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
• Belzoni
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
  • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Messer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Messer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Messer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Messer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Messer. See our Newspapers Page for Messer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Messer ...

Looking for more information about Messer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Messer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Messer.

Adding Messer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Messer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Messer was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Messer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Messer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/