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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Celeste (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Celeste. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Celeste is located in Mobile County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mobile County: Baldwin, Washington, George (MS), Greene (MS) & Jackson (MS).

Below are the counties that are near Celeste. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Celeste:

  • Mobile County     (The home county of Celeste)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celeste, with the one closest to Celeste listed first.
    • Saraland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Satsuma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chunchula
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Creola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Axis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Chickasaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Barry Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Bucks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gulfcrest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
    • Eight Mile
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Prichard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chastang
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celeste, with the one closest to Celeste listed first.
    • Stockton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bromley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Spanish Fort
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Minette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Latham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Park City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Daphne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stapleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tensaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Montrose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairhope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celeste, with the one closest to Celeste listed first.
    • Fairford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Malcolm
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Sims Chapel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Deer Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • McIntosh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Vinegar Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
    • Seaboard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Hawthorn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
  • George County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celeste, with the one closest to Celeste listed first.
    • Howell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Howell is located in George County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Agricola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lucedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Greene County (MS)
    • Brown Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Jackson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Celeste, with the one closest to Celeste listed first.
    • Hurley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Americus ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Americus is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Big Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Point is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Celeste, see our County-by-County Page for Celeste.

Cemeteries Near Celeste ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Celeste.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Celeste - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Celeste covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Celeste, with the one closest to Celeste listed first.

  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mauvilla Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Creola Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mauvilla Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Baileys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Saraland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Turnerville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Myers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Little St. Louis Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Indian Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Smiths Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chapel of Praise Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Celeste in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Celeste.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Celeste, with the one closest to Celeste listed first.

  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Chunchula
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
  • Kushla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kushla is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
  • Creola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Whistler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Whistler is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
  • Prichard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Plateau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Plateau is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
  • Chastang
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
  • Spring Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Spring Hill is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Mobile
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Citronelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Vernon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cox
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Cox is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
    • Stockton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bromley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Celeste. See our List of 1890's Communities around Celeste.

Newspapers Published in Celeste ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Celeste.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Celeste, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Celeste.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Celeste:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Celeste, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Celeste) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.