Welcome to Petroleum ...

Petroleum is located in Wells County<1>.

The location of Petroleum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petroleum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Petroleum is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Petroleum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Petroleum lies within the (260) area code.

The ZIP code for Petroleum: 46778<4>

Communities Also Named Petroleum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Petroleum - they are located in California, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Petroleum.

Communities near Petroleum ...

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

• Bluffton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <5>
• Decatur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Portland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <5>
• Hartford City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford City <5>
• Berne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Berne is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <5>
• Ossian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <5>
• Dunkirk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <5>
• Montpelier
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <5>
• Geneva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
• Redkey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redkey
  • Redkey is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redkey <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petroleum ...

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

Adding Petroleum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Petroleum in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Petroleum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Petroleum post office opened in 1894.

We also found Petroleum on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petroleum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wells County: www.wellscounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov