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Welcome to Petroleum ...

Petroleum is located in Ritchie County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Petroleum, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Petroleum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Petroleum is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Petroleum: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Petroleum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Petroleum - they are located in California, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

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

Communities near Petroleum ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Marietta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
  • Vienna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
  • Belpre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
  • Williamstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Marys
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
    • Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <5>
  • Harrisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <5>
  • Pennsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Elizabeth
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Petroleum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petroleum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petroleum ...

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

Adding Petroleum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Petroleum 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 we've found for Petroleum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Petroleum post office opened in 1857.

We also found Petroleum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petroleum.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Petroleum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petroleum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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