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Welcome to Oilfield ...

Oilfield is located in Clark County<1>.

Oilfield is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oilfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Oilfield (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Oilfield: 217 & 447<3>

Communities near Oilfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oilfield.

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 Oilfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oilfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oilfield. 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 Oilfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oilfield. See our Newspapers Page for Oilfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oilfield ...

Looking for more information about Oilfield? 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 Oilfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oilfield.

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

The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oilfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Oilfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Oilfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.









 

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