Petrolia, Kansas

Petrolia, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°44′45″N 95°28′18″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Allen
Elevation [1]	955 ft (291 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	66720
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-55625
GNIS ID	474962[1]

Petrolia is an unincorporated community in Allen County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is situated along the Neosho River.

History

In 1910, Petrolia had a money order postoffice, an express office, and was a trading point for the neighborhood. The population that year was 200.[2]

Petrolia had a post office from July 1905 until September 1953.[3]

Geography

Petrolia is located in Sections 31–32, Township 26 south, Range 18 east. Less than a mile from the southern border of Allen County, it is situated west of the Neosho River and to the south of Scatter Creek. Contained entirely within Logan Township, it is about 5 miles south-southwest of Humboldt and 13 miles from Iola (the county seat).[4] U.S. Route 169 crosses the Neosho River a mile to the south of Petrolia.

Education

The community is served by Chanute USD 413 public school district.

See also

• Great Flood of 1951

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petrolia, Kansas
2. Frank W. Blackmar, ed. (1912). "Petrolia". Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc ... Vol. II. Chicago: Standard Pub Co. p. 369. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
3. "Kansas Post Offices Database". Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved December 15, 2007. Containing information taken from Baughman, Robert W. Kansas Post Offices, May 29, 1828–August 3, 1961. Kansas Postal History Society.
4. "KDOT County Maps". 1999. Retrieved December 15, 2007.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Allen County, Kansas

External links

• Allen County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT