| Estatoe, North Carolina | |
| Named For: | The daughter of an Indian chief[1] |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Estatoe |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mitchell |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 35.9033°N -82.1194°W |
| Elevation M: | 803 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2634 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 28777[2] |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 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.
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.