Petrolia is an unincorporated community situated along the Neosho River

Neosho River

The Neosho River is a tributary of the Arkansas River in eastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma in the United States. Its tributaries also drain portions of Missouri and Arkansas. The river is about long. Via the Arkansas, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.- Course :The Neosho's...

 in the southwestern part of Allen County

Allen County, Kansas

Allen County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 13,371...

, located in southeast Kansas

Kansas

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, in the central

Central United States

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 United States of America

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. Although official populations are not compiled for unincorporated places, the population of the surrounding Logan Township was 225 in the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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.

History

In 1910, Petrolia had a money order postoffice, an express office, and was a trading point for the neighborhood. The population that year was 200.

Petrolia had a post office from July 1905 until September 1953.

Geography

Petrolia is located at 37°44′45"N 95°28′18"W (37.7458767, -95.4716486), in Sections 31–32, Township 26 south, Range 18 east. Less than a mile from the southern border of Allen County

Allen County, Kansas

Allen County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 13,371...

, it is situated west of the Neosho River

Neosho River

The Neosho River is a tributary of the Arkansas River in eastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma in the United States. Its tributaries also drain portions of Missouri and Arkansas. The river is about long. Via the Arkansas, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.- Course :The Neosho's...

 and to the south of Scatter Creek. Contained entirely within Logan Township, it is about 5 miles south-southwest of Humboldt

Humboldt, Kansas

Humboldt is a city situated along the Neosho River in the southwest part of Allen County, located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,953.-History:...

 and 13 miles from Iola

Iola, Kansas

Iola is a city situated along the Neosho River in the northwestern part of Allen County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,704. Iola is the county seat of Allen County. It is named in honor of Iola Colborn.-History:The...

 (the county seat

County seat

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). U.S. Route 169

U.S. Route 169

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crosses the Neosho River a mile to the south of Petrolia.