Oil City, California

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Oil City
Unincorporated community
Oil City is located in California
Oil City
Oil City
Location in California
Coordinates: 35°25′35″N 118°57′37″W / 35.42639°N 118.96028°W / 35.42639; -118.96028Coordinates: 35°25′35″N 118°57′37″W / 35.42639°N 118.96028°W / 35.42639; -118.96028
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Elevation
[1]
449 ft (137 m)
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Oil City is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Bakersfield, adjacent to the Kern River Oil Field.[1]

Another "Oil City" is located in Fresno County within the Coalinga Oil Field, about 9 miles (14 km) north of Coalinga,[2] at an elevation of 449 feet (137 m).[1]

The town was named for Oil City, Pennsylvania.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oil City, California
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1083. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.



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