Welcome to Celestine ...

Celestine is located in Dubois County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Celestine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Celestine is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Celestine (for example, toward Troy), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Celestine: (812)

The ZIP code for Celestine: 47521<4>

Communities near Celestine ...

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

• Jasper
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
• Huntingburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingburg
  • Huntingburg is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingburg <5>
• Santa Claus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Claus <5>
• Ferdinand
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <5>
• French Lick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lick
  • French Lick is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Lick <5>
• Dale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <5>
• Shoals
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
  • Shoals is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <5>
• Holland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <5>
• English
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • English is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <5>
• West Baden Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
  • West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Celestine ...

Looking for more information about Celestine? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Celestine, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Celestine.

Adding Celestine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Celestine 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 Celestine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Celestine post office opened in 1851.

We also found Celestine in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Celestine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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