Welcome to Ceresco ...

Ceresco is located in Calhoun County<1>.

The location of Ceresco has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ceresco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

Ceresco is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ceresco lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ceresco is located in the (269) area code.

The ZIP code for Ceresco: 49033<4>

Communities Also Named Ceresco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ceresco - they are located in Minnesota and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Ceresco ...

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

• Battle Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <5>
• Albion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <5>
• Marshall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• Springfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Galesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <5>
• Olivet
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
  • Olivet is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivet <5>
• Homer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
• Union City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• Bellevue
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Athens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>

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 Ceresco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ceresco.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ceresco. 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 Ceresco.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ceresco ...

Looking for more information about Ceresco? 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 Ceresco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ceresco.

Adding Ceresco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ceresco 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 for Ceresco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ceresco post office opened in 1843.

We also found Ceresco in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ceresco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ceresco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhoun-mi.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/