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Welcome to Celia ...

Celia is located in Beaver County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Celia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Celia is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Celia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Celia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Celia, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Celia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Celia - they are located in Indiana, Kansas (2) and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Celia ...

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

  • New Castle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Butler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Economy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Aliquippa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
    • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <4>
  • Beaver Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellwood City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ambridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
    • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <4>
  • New Brighton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
    • New Brighton is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <4>
  • Monaca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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 Celia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Celia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Celia. 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 Celia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Celia. See our Newspapers Page for Celia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Celia ...

Looking for more information about Celia? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Celia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Celia.

Adding Celia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Celia 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 Celia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Celia post office opened in 1892.

We also found Celia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Celia.

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

The official website for Beaver County: www.co.beaver.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Beaver, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Celia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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