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Modest Town (sometimes spelled Modestown) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 149.

Modest Town, Virginia
Census-designated place
House and commercial building in Modest Town, July 2018
Location in Accomack County and the state of Virginia.
Coordinates: 37°49′1″N 75°33′40″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyAccomack
Elevation
[1]
36 ft (11 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total149
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code51-48776
GNIS feature ID2584883[1]

The origin of the name "Modest Town" is obscure.[2] In the mid-19th century, it was a point along the stagecoach route between Wilmington, Delaware and Eastville, Virginia.[3]


References


  1. "Modest Town Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142.
  3. Smith, John Calvin (1847). The Illustrated Hand-book, a New Guide for travelers through the United States of America. New York City: Sherman & Smith. pp. 127–128.

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