Petrolia

Petrolia is a town in southwestern , Canada. It is part of Lambton County and is surrounded by . It is billed as "Canada's Victorian Oil Town" and is often credited with starting the oil industry in North America, a claim shared with the nearby town of .
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  • Type: Town with 6,010 residents
  • Description: town in Ontario, Canada
  • Also known as: Petrolia, ON” and “Petrolia, Ontario

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buttermilk Creek.

River
is a creek in the town of Petrolia, Lambton County, , . is situated 2½ km west of Petrolia.

Petrolia

Latitude
42.882° or 42° 52′ 55″ north
Longitude
-82.14958° or 82° 8′ 59″ west
Population
6,010
Elevation
202 metres (663 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CA PET
Open location code
86JVVVJ2+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2223354442
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6103581
Wiki­data ID
Q3089341
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Petrolia” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Petrolia
  • Atikamekw: Petrolia
  • Bavarian: Petrolia
  • Cebuano: Petrolia
  • Dutch: Petrolia
  • French: Petrolia
  • German: Petrolia
  • Italian: Petrolia
  • Japanese: ペトロリア
  • Persian: پترولیا
  • Polish: Petrolia
  • Serbian: Petrolia
  • Serbian: Petrolija
  • Serbian: Петролија
  • Serbo-Croatian: Petrolia
  • Silesian: Petrolia
  • Spanish: Petrolia (Ontario)
  • Spanish: Petrolia
  • Swedish: Petrolia, Ontario
  • Swedish: Petrolia
  • Turkish: Petrolia

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Highlights include St. Paul’s United Church and St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.

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