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Why visit Celeste
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks in and around town.
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 98°F; January lows average 33°F.
Weather in Celeste
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Celeste
Celeste (Light Blue, in Spanish) is a city in Hunt County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 809 at the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Celeste, Texas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks3
Schools, colleges and libraries5
History
Like many towns in Hunt County, Celeste was a product of railroad development. The townsite was platted in 1886 by the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway 3 miles (5 km) north of Kingston, on open prairie already crossed by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas line. This location was chosen in order to ensure that Kingston, whose elected officials had refused to offer incentives to attract the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe to build through their community, would be bypassed by the line as it put down tracks from Paris through Farmersville to Dallas.
Celeste was named for the wife of a Santa Fe official. The two rail lines stimulated rapid growth. A post office opened in Celeste in 1886, and a number of merchants moved their businesses from Kingston to Celeste. By 1888 three churches were holding services in the settlement. The population by the mid-1890s stood at 600, and the community maintained three gristmills and cotton gins, a bank, a weekly newspaper, and a graded public school. Celeste was incorporated in 1900, and its population increased from 671 that year to 850 on the eve of World War I.
From the History section of Celeste, Texas on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Celeste
8 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 33°F | 3.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Feb | 62°F | 37°F | 3.5 in | 0.1 in |
| Mar | 69°F | 44°F | 4.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Apr | 77°F | 52°F | 4.1 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 85°F | 62°F | 5.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 93°F | 70°F | 4.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 97°F | 74°F | 3.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 98°F | 73°F | 2.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 91°F | 66°F | 3.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 81°F | 54°F | 5.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 68°F | 43°F | 3.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 60°F | 36°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Greenville Kgvl Radio Hcn (10 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Hunt County has had 14 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2021-02-19: Severe Winter Storms (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2021-02-14: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2020-03-25: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2011-09-09: Wildfires (Fire)
- 2008-09-10: Hurricane Ike (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Majors Airport (GVT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 miles away.
- Blue Ridge 12 mi west, about 19 min by car
- Greenville 13 mi south, about 21 min by car
- Caddo Mills 17 mi south, about 27 min by car
- Princeton 20 mi west, about 32 min by car
- Anna 21 mi west, about 34 min by car
- Melissa 21 mi west, about 34 min by car
- Bonham 21 mi north, about 33 min by car
- Royse City 23 mi south, about 37 min by car
- Wylie 26 mi southwest, about 42 min by car
- McKinney 28 mi west, about 45 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Celeste November 2015 1 (U.S. Route 69), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Celeste November 2015 8 (United Way of Hunt County Little Library), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Celeste November 2015 2 (City Hall & Police Department), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Celeste November 2015 4 (U.S. Route 69), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Celeste November 2015 3 (U.S. Route 69), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Celeste November 2015 7 (U.S. Route 69), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Celeste November 2015 5 (The First Bank of Celeste), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Celeste November 2015 6 (U.S. Route 69), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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