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Petroleum Center

Ghost town · Venango County, Pennsylvania

Titusville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
Titusville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Petroleum Center is a ghost town in Venango County, Pennsylvania, recorded as human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America. It is one of 2 former communities in Venango County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Petroleum Center as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.5161° N, 79.6825° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,069 ft
Nearest living townRouseville, PA
Distance to it3.3 miles
Coordinates41.51610, -79.68250

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What's there now

Petroleum Center is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rouseville, PA (population 470), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,069 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Petroleum Center?

Petroleum Center is in Venango County, Pennsylvania, at 41.5161, -79.6825.

How many ghost towns are in Venango County?

Venango County, Pennsylvania has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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