Welcome to Oil City ...

Oil City is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Oil City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Oil City is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Oil City lies within the (608) area code.

Communities Also Named Oil City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Washington 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.

• Sparta
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the northwest of Oil City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sparta
• Tomah
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  • Tomah lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the north of Oil City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Tomah
• Westby
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  • Westby lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the southwest of Oil City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
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• Hillsboro
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  • Hillsboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the southeast of Oil City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
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• Elroy
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  • Elroy lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the east of Oil City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Elroy
• Cashton
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  • Cashton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west of Oil City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cashton
• Wonewoc
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
  • Wonewoc lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the east of Oil City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonewoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wonewoc
• La Farge
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
  • La Farge lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the south of Oil City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
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• Rockland
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the northwest of Oil City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
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• Viola
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Viola lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the south of Oil City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Viola

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 that we've found for Oil City was the List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> From that list, the Oil City post office opened in 1873.

We also found Oil City in the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details about the above, 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 Monroe County: www.co.monroe.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/