Celt, Missouri
Celt is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, United States. It is located along Missouri Route E on the north bank of Mill Creek. It is approximately 19 mi (31 km) northeast of Buffalo. Celt is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area.
History
The settlement's name was furnished by the Postal Service when it established an office there in 1888. Celt is in a valley formed by Mill Creek. There were seven springs, called Allgire or Celt Springs, on the Mill Creek.
In 1904, a new telegraph office was established here.
The post office closed in 1968.
The now-abandoned Celt School was located in the settlement in the early 1940s.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Celt
- ^ Macks Creek, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
- ^ "Dallas County Place Names, 1928-1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ https://dallas.mogenweb.org/Mill_Creek.html
- ^ Beckman, Henry Claus; Hinchey, Norman Shreve (1944). The Large Springs of Missouri. Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources.
- ^ Journal of the Telegraph. Western Union Telegraph Company. 1904.
- ^ 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.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Celt School (historical)
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