RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Illinois >> Peoria County >> West Peoria >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Illinois

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois





Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find West Peoria in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Peoria. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Peoria listed first.

  • Pottstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
    • Pottstown is located in Peoria County
  • Kickapoo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kickapoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
    • Kickapoo is located in Peoria County
  • Peoria
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • North Peoria
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
    • North Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Maxwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Maxwell is located in Peoria County
  • Bartonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wesley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wesley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Tazewell County
  • Keller
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
    • Keller is located in Peoria County
  • Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Grove is located in Tazewell County
  • Orange Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orange Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Prairie
    • Orange Prairie is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Prairie <3>
  • Farmdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
    • Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
  • Edwards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Alta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
    • Alta is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <3>
  • Orchard Mines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mines
    • Orchard Mines is located in Peoria County
  • Hollis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
    • Hollis is located in Peoria County
  • Groveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mossville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
    • Mossville is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossville <3>
  • Kramm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kramm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramm
    • Kramm is located in Peoria County
  • Hanna City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Smithville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Peoria County
  • Mapleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Peoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <3>
  • Pekin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Pekin is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <3>
  • Morton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Morton is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <3>
  • Spring Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
    • Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Eden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Peoria County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for West Peoria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Peoria County: www.co.peoria.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about West Peoria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 24 Mar 2025