Welcome to Peoria ...Peoria is located in Union County<1>. The pronunciation of Peoria: pee-OR-ee-uh<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Peoria, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872. When the people of Peoria refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Peorian<3> Peoria is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Peoria lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Peoria ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Peoria: This one is located in Union County and the other is located in Butler County. Beyond Ohio, there are 20 communities that are also named Peoria - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peoria. Websites for Peoria ...Chamber of Commerce: www.unioncounty.org/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Peoria, the following might be of interest: Communities near Peoria ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peoria.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Peoria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peoria. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Peoria. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peoria. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Peoria. See our Newspapers Page for Peoria. 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 can read an overview with links that will help you 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. Adding Peoria to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Peoria in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Peoria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Peoria. Footnotes ...
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