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 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.