Petroleum, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°36′45″N 85°09′08″W / 40.61250°N 85.15222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Wells |
Township | Nottingham |
Elevation | 860 ft (260 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46778 |
Area code | 260 |
FIPS code | 18-59418 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 2830582 [1] |
Petroleum is an unincorporated community in Nottingham Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
Petroleum was platted in 1894, and is so named because it was laid out in an oil field. [3] The post office at Petroleum has been in operation since 1894. [4]
This village was laid out in June 1894 in the midst of an oil field, for which it was named...
Petroleum, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°36′45″N 85°09′08″W / 40.61250°N 85.15222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Wells |
Township | Nottingham |
Elevation | 860 ft (260 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46778 |
Area code | 260 |
FIPS code | 18-59418 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 2830582 [1] |
Petroleum is an unincorporated community in Nottingham Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
Petroleum was platted in 1894, and is so named because it was laid out in an oil field. [3] The post office at Petroleum has been in operation since 1894. [4]
This village was laid out in June 1894 in the midst of an oil field, for which it was named...