Petroleum (also Rogers) is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Its elevation is 699 feet (213 m)., Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-22. Its post office closed on November 9, 2002, but the community still has a ZIP code of 26161.Zip Code Lookup The North Bend Rail Trail passes through the community.DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. .
Petroleum was platted in 1854 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named after a nearby creek where oil naturally occurs.
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