Oil City is an
unincorporated community in
Kern County,
California, about northeast of
Bakersfield
Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's populat ...
, adjacent to the
Kern River Oil Field.
Another "Oil City" is located in
Fresno County within the
Coalinga Oil Field, about north of
Coalinga,
at an elevation of 449 feet (137 m).
The town was named for
Oil City, Pennsylvania
Oil City is a city in Venango County, Pennsylvania known for its prominence in the initial exploration and development of the petroleum industry. It is located at a bend in the Allegheny River at the mouth of Oil Creek.
Initial settlement of Oi ...
.
References
Unincorporated communities in Kern County, California
Unincorporated communities in California
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