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Welcome to Estes ...

Estes is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Estes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Estes is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Estes: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Estes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Estes - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas (2), 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.

  • Bowling Green
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vandalia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Wellsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Eolia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Laddonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bellflower
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Frankford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Farber
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Farber is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Martinsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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 (so far) 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 1886. The Estes post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Estes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Estes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Estes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Estes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/