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″N 91°22′35″W / 39.23667°N 91.37639°W / 39.23667; -91.37639


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