Estes, Missouri

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Estes is an unincorporated community in southwestern Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Missouri Route Y approximately eleven miles southwest of Bowling Green. [2] The elevation of Estes is 738 feet. [1]

History

A post office called Estes was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1906. [3] The community has the name of one Mr. Estes, a local merchant. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Estes, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First ed. 1998 p. 32 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

39°14′12″N91°22′35″W / 39.23667°N 91.37639°W / 39.23667; -91.37639

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