Welcome to Oil Springs ...
A typical abbreviation for Oil Springs: Oil Spgs. (or less commonly used: Oil Spngs. or Oil Sprngs.)
Time Zone: Oil Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
Telephone area codes for Oil Springs: (519) & (226)<1>
The Canadian Postal Code for Oil Springs: N0N<2>
Websites for Oil Springs ...
Official Website: www.oilsprings.ca/
Communities Also Named Oil Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Oil Springs - they are located in Kentucky, Texas and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oil Springs.
Communities near Oil Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oil Springs.
- Sarnia
- Plympton-Wyoming
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton-Wyoming
- Plympton-Wyoming lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of Oil Springs.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plympton-Wyoming came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Plympton-Wyoming
- Saint Clair
- Petrolia
- Marine City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
- Marine City lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of Oil Springs.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
- Former names for Marine City:
- Cottrellville
- Marine
- Newport
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Marine City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City<4>
- Newbury
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Newbury lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of Oil Springs.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Newbury
- Glen Rae
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rae
- Glen Rae lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Oil Springs.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Rae came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Glen Rae
- Bentpath
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentpath
- Bentpath lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Oil Springs.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentpath came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Bentpath
- Oakdale
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Oil Springs.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Oakdale
- Weidmann
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidmann
- Weidmann lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Oil Springs.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weidmann came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Weidmann
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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oil Springs.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oil Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Oil Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oil Springs ...
Looking for more information about Oil Springs? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Oil Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oil Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oil Springs: www.oilsprings.ca/
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Area code (226) is an overlay for area code (519). |
| <2> | The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Oil Springs). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Oil Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oil Springs) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Oil Springs. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Oil SpringsOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oil Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7838, Longitude: -82.1220 |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |