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.
- Chanute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Humboldt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Leanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Cookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Rollin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Earlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Piqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Odense
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Urbana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Urbana is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Shaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Iola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
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- La Harpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benedict
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Thayer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Erie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kimball is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Savonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Elsmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Yates Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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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