Ceres (locally /ˈsɪərz/) is an unincorporated community in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located north of Perry, south of Tonkawa, east-northeast of Enid and southwest of Ponca City, off U.S. 77 and SH-15.
The town was named McKinney shortly after the Land Run of 1893. But it was renamed Ceres a few years later, after the mythological goddess of harvest.
The depression-era WPA Guide to Oklahoma: The Sooner State described Ceres as a settlement having a population of 10, two stores and a filling station, yet the town has survived into the 21st century.
References
- ^ "Oklahoma's Strangely Named Towns—Ceres". Gary Horcher, The Oklahoman, April 22, 2000. April 23, 2000. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- "Ceres". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Noble County". Dianna Everett, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- "Ceres, OK". Mapquest. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Project, Federal Writers' (October 31, 2013). The WPA Guide to Oklahoma: The Sooner State, p.358. ISBN 9781595342348. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
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