Ceres, Oklahoma

Ceres (locally /ˈsɪərz/[1]) is a small U.S. unincorporated community in Noble County, Oklahoma.[2][3] It is located north of Perry, south of Tonkawa, east-northeast of Enid and southwest of Ponca City off US-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. "Oklahoma's Strangely Named Towns—Ceres". Gary Horcher, The Oklahoman, April 22, 2000. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. "Ceres". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. "Noble County". Dianna Everett, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  4. "Ceres, OK". Mapquest. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  5. "The WPA Guide to Oklahoma: The Sooner State, p.358". The Federal Writers’ Project, WPA (accessed on the Google Books website). Retrieved June 7, 2020.


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