Ceres, Washington

Ceres is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[2] It is located off Washington State Route 6 in a bend of the Chehalis River. The Willapa Hills Trail bisects the area.[3]

Ceres, Washington
Unincorporated community
Ceres is located in Washington (state)
Ceres
Ceres
Ceres is located in the United States
Ceres
Ceres
Coordinates: 46°36′28″N 123°09′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyLewis
Elevation
[1]240 ft (73 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98532
Area code360

History

A post office called Ceres was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1931.[4] The community was named by the Northern Pacific Railroad after Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture.[5][6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ceres, Washington
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ceres, Washington
  3. "Willapa Hills State Park Trail". parks.state.wa.us. Washington State Parks.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 42.
  6. "Lewis County Towns - Ceres". jtenlen.drizzlehosting.com. Lewis Co. WA GenWeb Project.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.