Petroleum

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · CALIFORNIA

A historical populated place in Santa Cruz County, California, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Petroleum
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: California
County: Santa Cruz County
USGS Map: Santa Cruz OE W
Coordinates: 36.9916169, -122.1371892
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GNIS Feature ID: 1872846

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

Also recorded as

Asphalt Bed
Asphalt Beds
Petroleum Works

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1872846. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Text Hoover, Mildred B., et al. Historic Spots in California Hoover, Mildred B., et al. Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1966.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.