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Messick

Ghost town · Poquoson (city) County, Virginia

Hampton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Hampton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Messick is a ghost town in Poquoson (city) County, Virginia. It is the only former community in Poquoson (city) County recorded on the federal names register, out of 279 across Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Messick as a historical populated place on the Hampton topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.1224° N, 76.3336° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHampton
Elevation3 ft
Nearest living townPoquoson, VA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1749881
Coordinates37.12237, -76.33355

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What's there now

Messick is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Poquoson, VA (population 12,556), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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