Estatoe, North Carolina
Estatoe, North Carolina | |
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 Estatoe sign, facing northbound US 19E. | |
  Estatoe  Estatoe | |
| Coordinates: 35°54′12″N 82°07′10″W / 35.90333°N 82.11944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Mitchell |
| Named for | The daughter of an Indian chief[1] |
| Elevation | 2,634 ft (803 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28777[2] |
| Area code | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1020171[3] |
Estatoe is an unincorporated community in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. It is located where Brushy Creek crosses U.S. Route 19E (US 19E), west of Spruce Pine.
History[edit]
The name Estatoe, pronounced 'S - ta - toe', comes from a story about an Indian chief's daughter named Estatoe who fell in love with a warrior of a rival tribe. Because their love could never be accepted by either's families, they jumped from a precipice into the depths of a nearby river. Estatoe's father declared the river would forever bear her name, as does the community, although the river's has since been shorten to "Toe."[4][5]
The Estatoe Post Office operated from 1888 to 1951, when it was replaced with rural letter carrier service from Spruce Pine.[6][7]
The Eastatoe River (Estatoee) in South Carolina bears the same name.
References[edit]
- ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Mitchell County - North Carolina Zip Code Boundary Map (NC)". USNaviguide, LLC. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Estatoe, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Estatoe". Mitchell County Historical Society. January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "The Tale of the Toe". Mitchell County Historical Society. October 17, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Display Post Offices by County". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "USPS Carrier Route Maps". Melissa Lookups. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
External links[edit]
Media related to Estatoe, North Carolina at Wikimedia Commons
Municipalities and communities of Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States | ||
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| Ghost town | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |