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Welcome to Modest ...

Modest is located in Clermont County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Modest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Modest is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Modest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Modest: 513 & 283<3>

Websites for Modest ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clermontchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Modest, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Modest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Modest.

  • Mason
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
  • Lebanon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Norwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Fort Thomas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Loveland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Ash
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Montgomery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Reading
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Madeira
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madeira have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madeira
    • Madeira is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madeira <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Modest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Modest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Modest. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Modest.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Modest. See our Newspapers Page for Modest.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Modest ...

Looking for more information about Modest? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Modest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Modest.

Adding Modest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Modest in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Modest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Modest post office opened in 1889.

We also found Modest in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Modest.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Clermont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Modest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 513 code has been Overlayed with the 283 area code. New phone numbers in the Modest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 513 or 283. As a result, placing a call in the Modest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/