Oil City, Oklahoma

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Oil City, Oklahoma
Oil City is located in Oklahoma
Oil City
Oil City
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°16′28″N 97°25′5″W / 34.27444°N 97.41806°W / 34.27444; -97.41806Coordinates: 34°16′28″N 97°25′5″W / 34.27444°N 97.41806°W / 34.27444; -97.41806
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCarter
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100687

Oil City is a small unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States,[1] located southwest of Ardmore.[2] The community was established in 1896.

It was originally named Wheeler, but the name of its post office was officially changed on October 15, 1919.[3] The post office closed in 1930.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oil City, Oklahoma
  2. ^ "Oil City, Oklahoma". Bing Maps. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.154.


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