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Welcome to Estep ...

So far, we found very little information about Estep. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Estep to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Estep, please Contact Us.


Estep would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.


We aren't confident of the location of Estep, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Estep, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Time Zone: The area where Estep was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Estep would have been located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Estep ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Estep - they are located in Alabama and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Estep.

Communities near Estep ...

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

  • Huntington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Flatwoods
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
    • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
  • Grayson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • South Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
    • South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
  • Russell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Kenova
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
    • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>
  • Louisa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Catlettsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Estep. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Estep.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Estep. 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 Estep.

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

Adding Estep to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Estep was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Estep post office opened in 1895.

We also found Estep on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Estep.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

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 Estep, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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/









 

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