Estill, Missouri

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Estill
Unincorporated Community
Howard County Missouri Incorporated and Unincorporated areas New Franklin Highlighted.svg
Location of Estill, MO
Coordinates: 39°2′54″N92°44′40″W / 39.04833°N 92.74444°W / 39.04833; -92.74444
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Howard
Post office created 1877
Founded byJohn R. Estill
Named after John R. Estill
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central)
ZIP Code
65274
Area code 660

Estill is an unincorporated community in Howard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

A post office called Estill was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1944. [2] The community has the name of James R. Estill, the original owner of the town site. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Estill, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.  175.
  4. ↑ "Howard County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°02′54″N92°44′40″W / 39.04833°N 92.74444°W / 39.04833; -92.74444


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