Petrolia is an
unincorporated community
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in
Allen County, Kansas
Allen County (county code AL) is a county located in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. It is 504 square miles, or 322,560 acres in size. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,526. Its county seat and most populous city ...
, United States.
It is situated along the
Neosho River
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.
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.
Petrolia had a post office from July 1905 until September 1953.
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
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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
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).
U.S. Route 169
U.S. Route 169 (US 169) is a north-south U.S highway that currently runs for 966 miles (1,555 km) from the city of Virginia, Minnesota to Tulsa, Oklahoma at Memorial Drive.
Route description
Oklahoma
US 169 is a major north–south ...
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
In mid-July 1951, heavy rains led to a great rise of water in the Kansas River, Missouri River, and other surrounding areas of the Central United States. Flooding occurred in the Kansas, Neosho, Marais Des Cygnes, and Verdigris river basins. ...
References
Further reading
External links
* Allen County maps
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Unincorporated communities in Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Allen County, Kansas
1905 establishments in Kansas