Messer, Oklahoma

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Messer, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Messer
Location within the state of Oklahoma
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Messer
Messer (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°05′14″N95°28′10″W / 34.08722°N 95.46944°W / 34.08722; -95.46944
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Choctaw
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID 1100629

Messer is an unincorporated community located on State Highway 93 in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. [1] [2]

A post office was established at Messer, Indian Territory on January 4, 1907. It closed on February 29, 1916. [3] At the time of its founding, Messer was located in Kiamitia County, a part of the Apukshunnubbee District of the Choctaw Nation. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Official State Highway Map (Map) (2005-2006 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. § O7.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Messer, Oklahoma
  3. ↑ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 139.
  4. ↑ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.


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