Messick, Indiana

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Messick is an unincorporated community in Blue River Township, Henry County, Indiana.

History

Messick was founded in 1882 when the railroad was extended to that point.{{cite book|last=Hazzard|first=George|title=Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906|url=https://archive.org/details/hazzardshistoryo02hazz|year=1906|publisher=G. Hazzard, author and publisher|pages=[https://archive.org/details/hazzardshistoryo02hazz/page/940 940]–941}} A man named Messick owned a general store in town. A post office was established in Messick in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1926.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Henry&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Henry County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=2 February 2015}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Henry County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana