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 Petroleum in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Petroleum. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Petroleum listed first.
- Nottingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
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- Reiffsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
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- Phenix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
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- Domestic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Domestic is located in Wells County
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- Fiat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
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- Poneto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Keystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
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- Balbec
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Balbec is located in Jay County
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- Linn Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
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- Poling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poling is located in Jay County
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- Vera Cruz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Montpelier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
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- Kitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kitt is located in Jay County
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- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ceylon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ceylon is located in Adams County
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- Berne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Wells County
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- Jeff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jeff is located in Wells County
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- Pony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pony is located in Jay County
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- Corkwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corkwell is located in Jay County
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- Antiville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
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- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honduras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
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- Craigville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
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- Buckeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Huntington County
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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 Petroleum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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