Petroleum, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Petroleum, Indiana
Mapsize:	150px
Pushpin Map:	USA Indiana Wells County
Pushpin Label:	Petroleum
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Petroleum in Wells County
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Coordinates:	40.6125°N -85.1522°W
Elevation Ft:	860
Postal Code:	46778
Blank Info:	18-59418^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	2830582

Petroleum is an unincorporated community in Nottingham Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Petroleum was platted in 1894, and is so named because it was laid out in an oil field.^[2] The post office at Petroleum has been in operation since 1894.^[3]

References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
2. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 261. This village was laid out in June 1894 in the midst of an oil field, for which it was named....
3. Web site: Wells County . Jim Forte Postal History . July 7, 2016.