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Welcome to Estill ...

Estill is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Estill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Estill is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Estill: 606

Communities Also Named Estill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Estill - they are located in Mississippi, Missouri and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Estill ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Prestonsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Coal Run Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Hindman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fleming - Neon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Pippa Passes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Martin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheelwright
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Allen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Drift
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Drift is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Estill ...

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

Adding Estill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Estill 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 (so far) for Estill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Estill post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Estill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Estill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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