Contact Information & Locations - Estelline

Reliabank - Estelline 
211 North Main Street
PO Box 128
Estelline, South Dakota 57234

Phone: (605) 873-2261
Toll-free: (800) 525-0399
Telebank: (877) 250-2112
Fax: (605) 873-2170

Drive Up
Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30 am - 6 pm

Lobby
Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 4pm
Friday 8:30 am - 6 pm

Email us at reliabank@reliabank.com

About Reliabank Estelline

Reliabank's main office is located in Estelline, SD. We are a locally owned and operated bank with branch banks in Watertown, Hayti, and Hazel. In keeping with our motto, "Making Things Better", we believe convenience is one of the things our customers can rely on.

Step Into Estelline's Past

The Reliabank of Estelline has seen many changes in its 84 year history. Along with many changes, it has enjoyed continual growth.

The Reliabank's history began in South Shore, S.D., in 1920. Fred Beskow, a farmer in the area, bought stock in the newly formed Farmers National Bank and was elected president. In 1925, the bank moved to Strandburg, S.D., and in 1928 moved to Estelline. It was located in the building that had housed a banking institution since 1895. A.J. Boeder was named manager of the bank and Fred Beskow continued as president.

Since that time, the bank has undergone many more changes. The bank became state chartered in 1945 and a corresponding name change took place. The bank building has been remodeled four times, most recently in 1974.

In 1968, Walter K. Johnson purchased the controlling interest in The Farmers State Bank from the Fred Beskow Estate. Walt Johnson came to the bank in 1944, replacing A.J. Boeder as manager. He had been assistant manager of the Gregory branch of the Northwestern National Bank of Sioux Falls. Johnson served as Republican County Chair for 15 years and in the State Senate from Hamlin and Kingsbury counties for two terms. Walter K. Johnson also served as president of the South Dakota Banker's Association in 1954-1955. At the time of Johnson's death in 1976, his son David W. Johnson became managing officer of the bank and Howard H. Peters, an Alpena, S.D., banker, became president.