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Welcome to Oil Spring ...

Oil Spring is located in Ritchie County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oil Spring: Oil Spg. (or less commonly used: Oil Spng. or Oil Sprng.)

Oil Spring is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oil Spring lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Oil Spring: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Oil Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oil Spring - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oil Spring.

Communities near Oil Spring ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oil Spring.

  • Parkersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Marietta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
  • Vienna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Belpre
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
  • Williamstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Marys
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Harrisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pennsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Belmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Elizabeth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oil Spring.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oil Spring. 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 Spring.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oil Spring. See our Newspapers Page for Oil Spring.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oil Spring ...

Looking for more information about Oil Spring? 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 Spring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oil Spring.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Ritchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oil Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Oil Spring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Oil Spring area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.