Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Modest Town had a population of 152 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Modest Town, with the one closest to Modest Town listed first.
- Nelsonia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Gargatha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gargatha is located in Accomack County
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- Mappsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Metompkin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Metompkin is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
- Bloxom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hallwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Mearsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mearsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mearsville
- Guilford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Accomack County
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- Hopeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Parksley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pastoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pastoria is located in Accomack County
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- Temperanceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Justisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
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- Lee Mont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lee Mont is located in Accomack County
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- Atlantic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hopkins is located in Accomack County
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- Horsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Messongo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County
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- Belinda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County
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- Wattsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County
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- Sanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County
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- Tasley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daugherty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daugherty is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty
- Chesconessex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chesconessex is located in Accomack County
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- Onley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Modest Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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