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Welcome to Ceres ...

Ceres is located in Lewis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ceres, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Ceres is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ceres lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ceres: 360 & 564<3>

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, Oklahoma, Virginia 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.

  • Centralia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chehalis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Napavine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Winlock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Toledo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pe Ell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vader
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bucoda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Adna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ceres.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Lewis, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Ceres area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Ceres area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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