Welcome to Celo ...

Celo is located in Yancey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Celo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Celo is 2,710 feet [826 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Celo is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Celo: 828

Websites for Celo ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yanceychamber.com/

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

Communities near Celo ...

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

• Black Mountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Spruce Pine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spruce Pine
  • From Celo to Spruce Pine
• Mars Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mars Hill
  • From Celo to Mars Hill
• Burnsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burnsville
  • From Celo to Burnsville
• Montreat
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
  • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <4>
• Old Fort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Old Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
  • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Old Fort
  • From Celo to Old Fort
• Bakersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
  • Bakersville is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bakersville
  • From Celo to Bakersville
• Crossnore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossnore
  • Crossnore is located in Avery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossnore <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crossnore
  • From Celo to Crossnore
• Low Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
  • Low Gap is located in Yancey County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Low Gap
  • From Celo to Low Gap

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Celo ...

Looking for more information about Celo? 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 Celo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Celo.

Adding Celo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Celo post office opened in 1877.

We also found Celo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Celo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/