Welcome to Estelline ...

The city of Estelline is located in Hamlin County<1>.

The location of Estelline has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Estelline: ES-teh-lyn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Estelline, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Estelline has a population of 754 people<4> (see below for details).

Estelline is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Estelline lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Estelline is within the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Estelline had an population of 754 people. This is a decrease of 1.82% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Estelline had a population of 768 people (or 13.01% of the total population of Hamlin County). This makes Estelline the county's most populous community.

The population of Estelline represents 0.09% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 110th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 768 people, the population of Estelline increased 13.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 675 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Estelline.

Communities Also Named Estelline ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Estelline - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Estelline.

Communities near Estelline ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Estelline.

• Brookings
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookings
  • Brookings is located in Brookings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookings <6>
• Volga
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
  • Volga is located in Brookings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <6>
• Clear Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Clear Lake is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <6>
• Arlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Kingsbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
• Castlewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
  • Castlewood is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castlewood <6>
• Lake Norden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Norden
  • Lake Norden is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Norden <6>
• White
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
  • White is located in Brookings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <6>
• North Grove Addition
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grove Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Addition
  • North Grove Addition is located in Brookings County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 471 people
• Hayti
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayti have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
  • Hayti is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <6>
• Thomas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Estelline. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Estelline.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Estelline. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Estelline.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Estelline. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Estelline.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Estelline ...

Looking for more information about Estelline? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Estelline, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Estelline.

Adding Estelline to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Estelline in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Estelline was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Estelline on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Estelline.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Estelline. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/