Celt, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°52′33″N 92°54′06″W / 37.87583°N 92.90167°W / 37.87583; -92.90167
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Celt, Missouri
Celt is located in Missouri
Celt
Celt
Celt is located in the United States
Celt
Celt
Coordinates: 37°52′33″N 92°54′06″W / 37.87583°N 92.90167°W / 37.87583; -92.90167
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyDallas
Elevation755 ft (230 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID740731[1]

Celt is an unincorporated community in northeastern Dallas County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located along Missouri Route E on the north bank of Mill Creek just over one mile west of that streams confluence with the Niangua River.[2] It is approximately 19 mi (31 km) northeast of Buffalo.

History[edit]

The settlement's name was furnished by the Postal Service when it established an office there in 1888. Celt is also called "Mill Creek" because four water mills were located nearby.[3]

The post office closed in 1968.[4]

The now-abandoned Celt School was located in the settlement in the early 1940s.[5]

Celt is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Celt
  2. ^ Macks Creek, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
  3. ^ "Dallas County Place Names, 1928-1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  4. ^ Moser, Arthur Paul. "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Dallas County, Missouri". Springfield-Greene County Library. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Celt School (historical)