Oil City, Kentucky

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Oil City
Unincorporated community
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Oil City, Barren County, Kentucky, United States 1890
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Oil City
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Oil City
Oil City (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°2′0″N85°58′59″W / 37.03333°N 85.98306°W / 37.03333; -85.98306
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Barren
Elevation
646 ft (197 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID508736 [1]

Oil City is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. It so named because it was a shipping point for oil drilled nearby, presumably in what is called the Oil City Pool. [2] [3] There was a post office at Oil City from 1890 to 1909. [4] By 1968 there was one building left at the settlement. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oil City, Kentucky
  2. 1 2 "Barren Towns: What's in a name?". The Glasgow Daily Times. March 1, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  3. ↑ Jillson, Willard Rouse (1957). A bibliography of Barren County, Kentucky; citations of printed and manuscript sources touching upon its history, geology, oil, gas, salt, and caves, with brief annotations. Frankfort, Ky.: Roberts Print. Co.
  4. ↑ "Area post offices trace long service". The Glasgow Daily Times. March 14, 1991. p. 15. Retrieved January 25, 2026.


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