Abandoned Record
About Petroleum Center
Petroleum Center is a populated place and ghost town in Cornplanter Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. In the 19th century, the name was also spelled "Petroleum Centre".
This is a site record: what public sources say about Petroleum Center, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Petroleum Center is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Petroleum Center
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1927 Titusville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1933 Titusville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Warren sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Warren sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Warren sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Titusville South sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Warren sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Warren sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Petroleum Center
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Pennsylvania index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Petroleum Center, Pennsylvania": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7178940.
- USGS GNIS 1204386.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).