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Welcome to Messex ...

Messex is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Messex, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Messex is 4,080 feet [1,244 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Messex is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Messex lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Messex: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Messex ...

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

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 Messex. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Messex.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Messex ...

Looking for more information about Messex? 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 Messex, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Messex.

Adding Messex to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Messex 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 (so far) for Messex was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Messex post office opened in 1907. The Messex post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Messex.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Messex - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Messex area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Messex area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/