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1964 Map of Celeste

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Celeste
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Celeste sits at the junction of two major rail corridors in Hunt County, where the Missouri Kansas Texas and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe lines cross. The surrounding landscape in the mid-1960s was defined by small agricultural settlements and a network of winding waterways including the South Sulphur River and the Cowleech Fork Sabine River. These streams, along with their tributaries like Tidwell Creek and Arnold Creek, dictate the movement of roads and property lines across the rolling terrain.

Evidence of established rural life appears in the numerous community markers such as Celeste Church, Nicholson Cemetery, and Kingston Cemetery. Smaller locales like Hogeye and Midway suggest the dispersed nature of the population during this era. A Gravel Pit and a large Athletic Field reflect local industrial and social activity, while the presence of a Sewage Disposal facility and a Water Tank near the Fannin County line indicates the infrastructure supporting the growing town of Leonard to the northwest.