Ceres, Oklahoma

Ceres (locally /ˈsɪərz/[1]) is an unincorporated community in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States.[2][3] 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.[4]

The town was named McKinney shortly after the Land Run of 1893.[1] But it was renamed Ceres a few years later,[1] after the mythological goddess of harvest.[5]

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,[5] yet the town has survived into the 21st century.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Oklahoma's Strangely Named Towns—Ceres". Gary Horcher, The Oklahoman, April 22, 2000. April 23, 2000. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ceres". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Noble County". Dianna Everett, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ceres, OK". Mapquest. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Project, Federal Writers' (October 31, 2013). The WPA Guide to Oklahoma: The Sooner State, p.358. ISBN 9781595342348. Retrieved June 7, 2020.


36°28′38″N 97°16′57″W / 36.47722°N 97.28250°W / 36.47722; -97.28250


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