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Welcome to Peoria ...
When the people of Peoria refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Peorian<1>
Time Zone: Peoria lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).
Telephone area codes for Peoria: (780) & (587)<2>
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Communities near Peoria ...
The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you drove it.<3>.
To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Nearby Page for Peoria. |
Communities Also Named Peoria ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 20 communities that are also named Peoria - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peoria.
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See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Peoria. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Peoria:
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peoria ...
Looking for more information about Peoria? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
Looking for more information about Peoria? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Peoria, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Peoria.
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Search for Local Businesses ...People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Peoria. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.
Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.
If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peoria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Alberta: www.alberta.ca/
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Peoria refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Peoria may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Area code (587) is an overlay for area code (780). - Return to Citation |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance that starts in Peoria. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peoria) to Point B.
If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Peoria. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Peoria
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peoria. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 55.6167, Longitude: -118.2833 [Map].- Return to Citation |
| <4> | Unless noted otherwise, the population counts we use should be considered estimates. Our population values for Peoria were taken from various sources and although they can be traced back to Statistics Canada (StatCan), they should not be considered official. - Return to Citation |
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