Welcome to Estes ...

Estes is located on the Gulf Coast.

Estes is located in Aransas County<1>.

The location of Estes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Estes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Estes is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Estes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Estes lies within the (361) area code.

Communities Also Named Estes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Estes: This one is located in Aransas County and the other is located in Harrison County.

Beyond Texas, there are 8 communities that are also named Estes - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Oregon, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Estes ...

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

• Portland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Rockport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
• Ingleside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
  • Ingleside is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingleside <4>
• Aransas Pass
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aransas Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aransas Pass
  • Aransas Pass is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aransas Pass <4>
• Port Aransas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Aransas
  • Port Aransas is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Aransas <4>
• Taft
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Taft is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <4>
• Gregory
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <4>
• Fulton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Ingleside-On-the-Bay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside-On-the-Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside-On-the-Bay
  • Ingleside-On-the-Bay is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
• Bayside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
  • Bayside is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayside <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 Estes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Estes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Estes ...

Looking for more information about Estes? 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 Estes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Estes.

Adding Estes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Estes 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 Estes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Estes post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Estes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Estes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Aransas County: www.co.aransas.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/