Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Petrolia in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Petrolia. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Petrolia listed first.
- Bridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Sumner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinkstaff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pinkstaff is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkstaff
- Birds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Amity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Billett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Villas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Villas is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Landes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hardinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Berryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Saint Francisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morea is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- New Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Rafetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rafetown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
- Beal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Vincennes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heathsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Duncanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Petrolia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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