Welcome to Petro ...So far, we found very little information about Petro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Petro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Petro, please Contact Us. Petro would have been located within present day Kern County<2>. While the community is gone, the present day location for Petro is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where Petro was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities near Petro ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Petro.
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 Petro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petro. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Petro. 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 Petro. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Petro. See our Newspapers Page for Petro. Adding Petro to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Petro in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Petro was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada. For more details, see References and Mentions for Petro. Footnotes ...
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