Estatoe, North Carolina

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States

35°54′12″N 82°07′10″W / 35.90333°N 82.11944°W / 35.90333; -82.11944CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCounty MitchellNamed forThe daughter of an Indian chief^[1]Elevation

2,634 ft (803 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

28777^[2]

Area code828GNIS feature ID1020171^[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

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

^ "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.