Supply is an unincorporated area in Essex County, Virginia.[1]

History

A post office called Supply was established in 1898.[2] The origin of the name "Supply" is obscure.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Supply, Virginia
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.

38°05′39″N 77°08′10″W / 38.0942996°N 77.1360865°W / 38.0942996; -77.1360865


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