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 altitude 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 Code for Messex: 970

Communities near Messex ...

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

• Sterling
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <4>
• Brush
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush
  • Brush is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brush <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brush
  • From Messex to Brush
• Merino
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino
  • Merino is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merino <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Merino
  • From Messex to Merino
• Hillrose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrose
  • Hillrose is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillrose <4>
• Willard ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Logan County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Willard
  • From Messex to Willard
• Snyder
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Snyder is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <4>
• Atwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Atwood is located in Logan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Atwood
  • From Messex to Atwood
• Midway ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midway
  • From Messex to Midway
• Pinneo ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinneo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinneo
  • Pinneo is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pinneo
  • From Messex to Pinneo
• Stoneham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Stoneham is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneham <4>

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 for Messex was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Messex post office opened in 1907.

We also found Messex mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Messex.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/