Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Oil City came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Oil City in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Oil City. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Oil City, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Oil City:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Oil City is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Oil City. See our Misc Page for Oil City for more information.