Oil City is a small unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States,[1] located 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.[3] The post office closed in 1930.[3]
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History of the Oklahoma City Oil Field. c. 1930, 1968
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Last of the Boom Towns: Oklahoma City and Seminole. Part 1. 1973.
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ThreeSands, Oklahoma, oil boom ghost town.
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References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oil City, Oklahoma
- ^ "Oil City, Oklahoma". Bing Maps. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.154.
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