Peoria, Franklin County, Indiana
Peoria is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
History
Peoria was named after the Peoria tribe. A post office was established at Peoria in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.
Peoria once had the Ingleside Institute academy and a normal school.
Geography
Peoria is located on the state line.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peoria, Franklin County, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...Peoria is from the name of a subtribe of the Illinois tribe...
- ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 147.
- ^ Bartlow, Bert Surene (1905). Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio. B. F. Bowen. p. 352.
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