Ceres (locally /ˈsɪərz/ [1]) is an unincorporated community in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. [2] [3] It is located north of Perry, south of Tonkawa, east-northeast of Enid and southwest of Ponca City, off U.S. 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]
36°28′38″N 97°16′57″W / 36.47722°N 97.28250°W
Ceres (locally /ˈsɪərz/ [1]) is an unincorporated community in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. [2] [3] It is located north of Perry, south of Tonkawa, east-northeast of Enid and southwest of Ponca City, off U.S. 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]
36°28′38″N 97°16′57″W / 36.47722°N 97.28250°W