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Welcome to Oilton ...Oilton is located in Wayne County<1>. The location of Oilton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Oilton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903. Oilton is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Oilton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Oilton (for example, toward Burkesville), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Oilton is within the boundaries of the (606) area code. Communities Also Named Oilton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Oilton - they are located in Oklahoma and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oilton. Communities near Oilton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oilton.
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 Oilton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oilton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oilton. 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 Oilton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oilton. See our Newspapers Page for Oilton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oilton ...Looking for more information about Oilton? 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 Oilton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oilton. Adding Oilton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Oilton 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 Oilton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Oilton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oilton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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