Oil City

Oil City is an unincorporated community in Barren County, , United States. It so named because it was a shipping point for oil drilled nearby, presumably in what is called the Oil City Pool.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: township in Barren County, Kentucky
  • Also known as: “Oil City, Kentucky” and “Oil City, KY”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glasgow Municipal Airport.

Aerodrome
is a public use located two nautical miles northwest of the central business district of , a city in , , . It is owned by the Glasgow Airport Board. is situated 1½ miles east of Oil City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bon Ayr and Beckton.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Barren County, , United States. It was also known as Bonayer. is situated 4 miles west of Oil City.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Barren County, , United States. It is named for James B. Beck. had a post office from 1883 to 1903. is situated 4½ miles southwest of Oil City.

Photo: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the tourism region of South Central , and the county seat of Barren County. Founded in 1799 by a group of Revolutionary War veterans, it boasts historic homes and buildings, museums, a downtown walking/driving tour, and a Civil War fort.

Oil City

Latitude
37.03338° or 37° 2′ 0″ north
Longitude
-85.98303° or 85° 58′ 59″ west
Elevation
646 feet (197 metres)
Open location code
869P22M8+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153352349
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4302988
Wiki­data ID
Q7081300
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Oil City” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “油城”
  • French: “Oil City”
  • Persian: “اویل سیتی، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “اویل سیتی”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اویل سیتی، کنتاکی”
  • Turkish: “Oil City”
  • Urdu: “آئل سٹی، کینٹکی”
  • Urdu: “آئل سٹی”

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