Estill
Unincorporated Community
Location of Estill, MO
Location of Estill, MO
Coordinates: 39°2′54″N 92°44′40″W / 39.04833°N 92.74444°W / 39.04833; -92.74444
CountryUnited States United States
StateMissouri Missouri
CountyHoward
Post office created1877
Founded byJohn R. Estill
Named forJohn R. Estill
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
ZIP Code
65274
Area code660

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 John 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″N 92°44′40″W / 39.04833°N 92.74444°W / 39.04833; -92.74444


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