Welcome to Petrolia ...Petrolia is located in Allegany County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Petrolia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. Petrolia is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Petrolia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Petrolia ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Petrolia - they are located in California, Illinois, Kansas, Montana, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Petrolia. Communities near Petrolia ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Petrolia.
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 Petrolia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petrolia. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Petrolia. 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 Petrolia. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Petrolia. See our Newspapers Page for Petrolia. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petrolia ...Looking for more information about Petrolia? 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 Petrolia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Petrolia. Adding Petrolia to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Petrolia 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 (so far) for Petrolia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Petrolia. Footnotes ...
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