Petroleum Center
Petroleum Center is a populated place and ghost town in Cornplanter Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. In the 19th century, the name was also spelled "Petroleum Centre". The town today is almost deserted.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Petroleum Center, Pennsylvania”, “Petroleum Centre”, and “Petroleum City”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rouseville and Toonerville.
Rouseville
Village
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Rouseville is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 456 at the 2020 census. Rouseville is situated 3½ miles south of Petroleum Center.
Toonerville
Hamlet
Toonerville is an unincorporated community in Venango County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The community was named after Toonerville Folks, a comic strip. Toonerville is situated 3½ miles north of Petroleum Center.
Pithole City
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pithole, or Pithole City, is a ghost town in Cornplanter Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States, about 6 miles from Oil Creek State Park and the Drake Well Museum, the site of the first commercial oil well in the United States. Pithole City is situated 5 miles east of Petroleum Center.
Petroleum Center
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: Cornplanter Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.51617° or 41° 30′ 58″ northLongitude
-79.68228° or 79° 40′ 56″ westElevation
1,070 feet (326 metres)Open location code
87H2G889+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 157578560OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Petroleum Center” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ペトロリウム・センター”
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Highlights include Oil Creek State Park and Petroleum Center Playground.
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