Modest Town, Virginia

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.

Location in Accomack County and the state of Virginia.

House and commercial building in Modest Town, July 2018

The origin of the name "Modest Town" is obscure.[1] In the mid-19th century, it was a point along the stagecoach route between Wilmington, Delaware and Eastville, Virginia.[2]

References

Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142.
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.

Municipalities and communities of Accomack County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Accomac
Towns	Accomac Belle Haven‡ Bloxom Chincoteague Hallwood Keller Melfa Onancock Onley Painter Parksley Saxis Tangier Wachapreague	Map of Virginia highlighting Accomack County
CDPs	Atlantic Bayside Bobtown Boston Captains Cove Cats Bridge Chase Crossing Deep Creek Gargatha Greenbackville Greenbush Harborton Horntown Lee Mont Makemie Park Mappsburg Mappsville Metompkin Modest Town Nelsonia New Church Oak Hall Pastoria Pungoteague Quinby Sanford Savage Town Savageville Southside Chesconessex Tasley Temperanceville Wattsville Whitesville
Unincorporated communities	Assawoman Allentown Belinda Birch Town Bullbegger Cashville Cedar View Centerville Chancetown Chesconessex Clam Coal Kiln Crossing Coocheyville Craddockville Crockett Town Daugherty Davis Wharf Deep Hole East Point Franklin City Graysville Groton Town Grotons Guilford Hacksneck High Woods Hopeton Hopkins Horsey Jenkins Bridge Johnson Corner Jordan Justisville Lecato Little Hell Locksville Locust Mount Locustville Macedonia Mears Station Mearsville Messongo Middlesex Miona Mount Nebo Mount Zion Mutton Hunk Nandua Nash Corner The Oaks Old Trower Parker Landing Pennyville Persimmon Point Piggen Poulson Red Hill Rue Shields Sign Post Sinnickson Smithville South Point Ticktown Trower Tunnels Mill Winterville Wishart Withams
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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