Welcome to Oil City ...

Oil City is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oil City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Oil City is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Oil City: 580

Communities Also Named Oil City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Oil City: This one is located in Carter County and the other is located in Stephens County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 18 communities that are also named Oil City - they are located in Alberta, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, 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.

• Ardmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
  • Ardmore is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ardmore
  • From Oil City to Ardmore
• Lone Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
  • Lone Grove is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Grove <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lone Grove
  • From Oil City to Lone Grove
• Davis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Davis is located in Murray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <3>
• Healdton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdton
  • Healdton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Healdton
  • From Oil City to Healdton
• Wilson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilson
  • From Oil City to Wilson
• Ringling
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
  • Ringling is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <3>
• Springer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
  • Springer is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <3>
• Velma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Velma is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <3>
• Cornish
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
• Tatums
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatums have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatums
  • Tatums is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatums <3>

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Oil City post office opened in 1909.

We also found Oil City on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

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 Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/