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Welcome to Peora ...Peora is located in Harrison County<1>. The location of Peora has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Peora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891. Peora is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Peora lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Peora: (304) and (681)<4> Communities near Peora ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peora.
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 Peora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peora. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Peora. 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 Peora. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Peora. See our Newspapers Page for Peora. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peora ...Looking for more information about Peora? 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 Peora, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Peora. Adding Peora to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Peora 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 for Peora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Peora. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountywv.com/ The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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