Petroleum, West Virginia

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Petroleum (the US)
Coordinates: 39°11′27″N81°16′6″W / 39.19083°N 81.26833°W / 39.19083; -81.26833 Coordinates: 39°11′27″N81°16′6″W / 39.19083°N 81.26833°W / 39.19083; -81.26833
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ritchie
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 26161

Petroleum (also Rogers) is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Its elevation is 699 feet (213 m). [1] Its post office closed on November 9, 2002, but the community still has a ZIP code of 26161. [2] [3] The North Bend Rail Trail passes through the community. [4]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Ritchie County, West Virginia County in the United States

Ritchie County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,449. Its county seat is Harrisville. The county was created in 1843 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Richmond newspaper publisher Thomas Ritchie.

West Virginia State of the United States of America

West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region in the Southern United States that is also considered to be a part of the Middle Atlantic States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 41st largest state by area, and is ranked 38th in population. The capital and largest city is Charleston.

Petroleum was platted in 1854 when the railroad was extended to that point. [5] The community was named after a nearby creek where oil naturally occurs. [5]

Plat scale map showing the divisions of a piece of land

In the United States, a plat is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bearing between section corners, sometimes including topographic or vegetation information. City, town or village plats show subdivisions into blocks with streets and alleys. Further refinement often splits blocks into individual lots, usually for the purpose of selling the described lots; this has become known as subdivision.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petroleum, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN   0-89933-246-3.
  5. 1 2 Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 482.


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