Welcome to Ceres ...

Ceres is located in Noble County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ceres, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Ceres is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ceres lies within the (580) area code.

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, Iowa, New York, 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.

• Ponca City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca City
  • Ponca City is located in Kay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponca City <4>
• Perry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Tonkawa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonkawa
  • Tonkawa is located in Kay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonkawa <4>
• Garber
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
  • Garber is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garber <4>
• Morrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <4>
• Billings
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
  • Billings is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <4>
• Red Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Red Rock is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Rock <4>
• Marland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marland
  • Marland is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marland <4>
• White Eagle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
  • White Eagle is located in Kay County
• Lucien
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucien
  • Lucien is located in Noble County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucien <4>

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 for Ceres was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ceres post office opened in 1897.

We also found Ceres mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ceres.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/