Name: Oil City

 

County: Natrona

 

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Located on Poison Spider Creek; named by S.A. Aggers, who came from Oil City, Pennsylvania in the 1880’s and drilled for oil.

Source: WPA

 

So named because of the drilling for oil in that vicinity in 1880 by S. A. Aggers who hailed from Oil City, Pennslvania.

Source: Annals 15(1)

 

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Oil City Post Office was established in September, 1888 and discontinued in June, 1895. Mail was then handled by the Johnstown Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Country postoffice in Natrona County, 48 miles southwest from Casper and 19 miles south of Waltman, the nearest railroad point. Stockraising the principal industry.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11 

 

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