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.
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]