Welcome to Messick ...

So far, we found very little information about Messick. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Messick to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Messick, please Contact Us.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Messick is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Messick was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Messick still existed, it would have been in the (757) area code.

Communities Also Named Messick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Messick: This one is located in and the other is located in York County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 3 communities that are also named Messick - they are located in Indiana and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Messick ...

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

• Norfolk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Norfolk is located in Norfolk City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <4>
• Newport News
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <4>
• Hampton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Portsmouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Portsmouth City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Smithfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
• Buckroe Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
  • Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
• Newgate Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
  • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
• Yorkville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Yorkville is located in York County
• Chapel Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
  • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
• Dare
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
  • Dare is located in York 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 Messick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Messick.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Messick. 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 Messick.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/