Welcome to Oil City ...
Oil City is located in Yazoo County<1>.
Oil City is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Oil City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Oil City: 662 & 471<3>
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, Missouri, 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.
- Yazoo City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <4>
- Flora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Satartia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Kearney Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Jonestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Adelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Nod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yazoo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oil City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Oil City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Oil City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |