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 Petrolia had a population of 546 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Petrolia had a population of 197 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petrolia, with the one closest to Petrolia listed first.
- Karns City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bruin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kaylor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Monterey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Monterey is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monterey
- Millerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chicora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradys Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Queenstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upper Hillville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Upper Hillville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hillville
- Dutch Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Hooker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- East Brady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sarah Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Greece City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- North Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bela
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Argentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Argentine is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Hilliards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Saint Joe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rattigan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rattigan is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattigan
- Fosters Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fosters Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Mills
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 Petrolia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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