Former post office · Hayes County · post office 1881–1891

About Estel

Estel, also spelled Estell and Estelle, was a settlement on Stinking Water Creek in southwestern Hayes County, about 15 miles from Hayes Center. Two stone buildings put up by J. M. Daniel survive on private land.

History

The post office ran from October 31, 1881, to December 19, 1891. By 1885 Estel had a general store and post office, a blacksmith shop, a harness shop and a mill. Its promoters meant it to be a resort and dammed the creek for a lake, but the dam washed out in a flood, and in the county seat election of January 10, 1885, Estel lost to Hayes Center, reportedly by about two votes. The J. M. Daniel House, which served as the Estelle post office and store, and the J. M. Daniel School were listed on the National Register in 1985; their locations are restricted.

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