Oil City, Wisconsin
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| Coordinates: 43°45′02″N 90°35′12″W / 43.75056°N 90.58667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 270 m (886 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1570758[1] |
Oil City is an unincorporated community in the Town of Sheldon in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. It was the site of a nineteenth-century oil swindle. It is located about halfway between Wilton and Ontario on WI-131.
A cemetery in the area, known either as the Sheldon Township Cemetery or the Oil City Cemetery, was used from the 1860s to the early 1900s. It was plowed over by a local farmer in the 1940s; while the cemetery has since been restored, many of the original headstones are now gone.[2]
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Further reading
- Stark, William F. (1977). "Oil City". Ghost Towns of Wisconsin. Sheboygan: Zimmermann Press. pp. 29–35. OCLC 3564408.
43°45′02″N 90°35′12″W / 43.7506°N 90.5867°W
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |