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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Oil Center (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oil Center. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Oil Center ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Oil Center: Oil Ctr. (or less commonly used: Oil Cen., Oil Cent. or Oil Cntr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Oil Center is located in Crawford County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Clark, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Knox (IN) & Sullivan (IN).

Below are the counties that are near Oil Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oil Center:

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Oil Center)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
    • Hogue Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
      • Hogue Town is located in Clark County
    • York
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Melrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Oak Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
      • Oak Point is located in Clark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oak Point
      • From Oil Center to Oak Point
    • West Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Clark County
    • Snyder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snyder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Clark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Snyder
      • From Oil Center to Snyder
    • Casey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cumberland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Martinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <2>
    • Clark Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Oilfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Clay County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
    • Hazel Dell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Walla Walla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenup
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jewett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
      • Jewett is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett <2>
    • Timothy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Timothy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
      • Timothy is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Timothy
      • From Oil Center to Timothy
    • Union Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Toledo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <2>
  • Effingham County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
    • Sainte Marie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
      • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <2>
    • Willow Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
      • Willow Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Hill <2>
    • Hunt City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <2>
    • West Liberty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
    • Falmouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Newton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
    • Rose Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Hill
      • From Oil Center to Rose Hill
    • Hidalgo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidalgo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
      • Hidalgo is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <2>
    • Bogota
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
      • Lis is located in Jasper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lis
      • From Oil Center to Lis
    • Wheeler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <2>
  • Lawrence County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
    • Amity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Amity
      • From Oil Center to Amity
    • Dundas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Richland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <2>
    • Claremont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <2>
    • Olney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakefield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Calhoun
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Calhoun is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <2>
    • Berryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berryville
      • From Oil Center to Berryville
    • Passport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Passport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
      • Passport is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Passport
      • From Oil Center to Passport
    • Noble
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Noble is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <2>
    • Parkersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
      • Parkersburg is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <2>
    • Gallagher
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gallagher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
      • Gallagher is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gallagher
      • From Oil Center to Gallagher
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
    • Orio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
      • Orio is located in Wabash County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Orio
      • From Oil Center to Orio
    • Lancaster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Wabash County
  • Knox County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
    • Oaktown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktown
      • Oaktown is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaktown <2>
    • Busseron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busseron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
      • Busseron is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Busseron
      • From Oil Center to Busseron
    • Vincennes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bruceville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
      • Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beal
      • From Oil Center to Beal
    • Freelandville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Fritchton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
    • Merom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Graysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • New Lebanon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
      • New Lebanon is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lebanon <2>
    • Carlisle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <2>
    • Paxton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Sullivan County (IN)
    • Sullivan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Fairbanks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
    • Scott City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
      • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <2>
    • Jericho
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jericho
      • From Oil Center to Jericho
    • Scotchtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Vigo County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
    • Prairie Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
      • Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • Vigo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vigo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
      • Vigo is located in Vigo County (IN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vigo
      • From Oil Center to Vigo

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oil Center, see our County-by-County Page for Oil Center.

Cemeteries Near Oil Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oil Center.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oil Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.

  • Prier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prior Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prior Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prior Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardinville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardinville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardinville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sears Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oblong Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oblong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oblong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kirk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berlin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Minnick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Robinson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Old Robinson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Keplinger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keplinger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keplinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Oil Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oil Center.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.

  • Stoy
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
    • Stoy is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <2>
  • Hardinville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Hebron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oblong
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Robinson is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <2>
  • Villas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
    • Villas is located in Crawford County
  • Landes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Duncanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gordon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kibbie ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kibbie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • Kibbie is located in Crawford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kibbie
    • From Oil Center to Kibbie
  • Chauncey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
  • Flat Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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    • Sainte Marie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
      • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <2>
    • Westport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Lawrence County
    • Trimble
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trimble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
      • Trimble is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trimble
      • From Oil Center to Trimble

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oil Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oil Center.

Newspapers Published in Oil Center ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oil Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oil Center, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oil Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oil Center:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oil Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oil Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oil Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oil Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9681, Longitude: -87.8331    









 

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