Welcome to Oil City ...

Oil City is located in Chariton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oil City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1904.

Oil City is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oil City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Oil City is located in the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Oil City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Oil City - they are located in Alberta, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Oil City ...

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

• Fayette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
• Slater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Slater is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slater <4>
• Salisbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Chariton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Huntsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
• Glasgow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Brunswick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Chariton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Higbee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
  • Higbee is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higbee <4>
• Keytesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keytesville
  • Keytesville is located in Chariton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keytesville <4>
• Armstrong
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Armstrong is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
• Gilliam
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilliam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
  • Gilliam is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oil City ...

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

Adding Oil City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oil City 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 Oil City was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oil City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/