Peoria was named after the Peoria tribe.[3] A post office was established at Peoria in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]
Peoria once had the Ingleside Institute academy and a normal school.[5]
^Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 259. ISBN978-0-253-32866-3. ...Peoria is from the name of a subtribe of the Illinois tribe...
^"Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 September 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.
peoria, franklin, county, indiana, peoria, unincorporated, community, springfield, township, franklin, county, indiana, peoria, indianaunincorporated, communitypeoriashow, indianapeoriashow, united, statescoordinates, 43333, 81722, 43333, 81722, coordinates, 4. Peoria is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township Franklin County Indiana Peoria IndianaUnincorporated communityPeoriaShow map of IndianaPeoriaShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 39 26 00 N 84 49 02 W 39 43333 N 84 81722 W 39 43333 84 81722 Coordinates 39 26 00 N 84 49 02 W 39 43333 N 84 81722 W 39 43333 84 81722CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyFranklinTownshipSpringfieldElevation 1 1 004 ft 306 m ZIP code47012FIPS code18 58842 2 GNIS feature ID441010History EditPeoria was named after the Peoria tribe 3 A post office was established at Peoria in 1850 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907 4 Peoria once had the Ingleside Institute academy and a normal school 5 Geography EditPeoria is located on the state line 6 Peoria is located at 39 26 00 N 84 49 02 W 39 43333 N 84 81722 W 39 43333 84 81722 References Edit US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey 2007 10 25 Retrieved 2008 01 31 U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved 2008 01 31 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 8 September 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 This Franklin County Indiana location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peoria Franklin County Indiana amp oldid 950344763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
