Oil City, Oklahoma
anincorporated community
Oil City is located in Oklahoma
Oil City
Oil City
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Oil City is located in the United States
Oil City
Oil City
Oil City (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°16′28″N 97°25′5″W / 34.27444°N 97.41806°W / 34.27444; -97.41806
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCarter
Elevation
[1]
955 ft (291 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100687[1]

Oil City is a small unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States,[1] located 22 miles northwest 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. Despite the name the community was home to several cotton farms and even a brick foundry. The name oil city came to be due to the crude that would bubble up to the surface. The area was a stop for a wagon trail going to Ardmore. The ringling road was to continue out of healdton through oil city on the way to Oklahoma city but never went farther north than Healdton there are roughly 25 people still living in oil city to this day. [3] The post office closed in 1930.[3]

References

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


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