Welcome to Estes Brook ...

Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Estes Brook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Estes Brook: Estes Brk.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Estes Brook for more information about variations on the name of Estes Brook.

Estes Brook is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Estes Brook ...

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

• Zimmerman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
  • Zimmerman has also been known as:
  • Lake Fremont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Zimmerman
  • From Estes Brook to Zimmerman
• Becker
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Becker is located in Sherburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <3>
• Princeton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Princeton is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Princeton
  • From Estes Brook to Princeton
• Milaca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <3>
• Foley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Foley is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <3>
• Clear Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Clear Lake is located in Sherburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <3>
• Foreston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Foreston
  • From Estes Brook to Foreston
• Ogilvie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ogilvie is located in Kanabec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilvie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogilvie <3>
• Pease
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
• Gilman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilman is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Estes Brook ...

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

Adding Estes Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Estes Brook 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 Estes Brook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Estes Brook post office opened in 1874. The Estes Brook post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Estes Brook.