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Welcome to Estes ...

Estes is located on the Gulf Coast.

Estes is located in Aransas County<1>.

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<2>.

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

Area Code for Estes: 361

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)
    • Portland is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <3>
  • Rockport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ingleside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Aransas Pass
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Port Aransas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Taft
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Taft is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <3>
  • Gregory
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <3>
  • Fulton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ingleside-On-the-Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingleside-On-the-Bay is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside-On-the-Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
  • Bayside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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.<4>

From that list, the Estes post office opened in 1909. The Estes post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Estes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Aransas, 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>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/