Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oil City had a population of 10,932 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oil City had a population of 9,543 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oil City, with the one closest to Oil City listed first.
- Siverly
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McClintock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rouseville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rynd Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oleopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oleopolis is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleopolis
- Cranberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plumer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Rock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Pioneer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Dempseytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dempseytown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempseytown
- Cherrytree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherrytree is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Astral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Astral is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astral
- East Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Sandy is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandy
- President
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mason is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Fertigs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pithole City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Foster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Venango County
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- Shamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Cooperstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oil City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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