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Welcome to Ceres ...

Ceres is located in Clayton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ceres, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

Ceres is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ceres lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ceres: 563

Communities Also Named Ceres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Ceres - they are located in California, Georgia, New York, Oklahoma, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ceres.

Communities near Ceres ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ceres.

  • Prairie du Chien
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
  • Guttenberg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Monona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkader
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cassville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
  • Edgewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McGregor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Garnavillo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Marquette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ceres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ceres.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ceres. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ceres.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ceres. See our Newspapers Page for Ceres.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ceres ...

Looking for more information about Ceres? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ceres, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ceres.

Adding Ceres to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ceres in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ceres was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ceres post office opened in 1862. The Ceres post office closed in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ceres.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clayton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ceres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/