Do you know of Messer ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Messer. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Messer.<1>

Our sources for Messer (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Messer other than they indicate that Messer would be found somewhere in Cherokee County, Kansas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1879 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named Messer ...

We found one communities that share the name Messer.

Within Kansas, the name Messer is unique.

Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Messer in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Choctaw County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Messer [Choctaw County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Messer ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Messer:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Messer - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Cherokee County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Cherokee County.