Peoria, Franklin County, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Peoria, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°26′00″N 84°49′02″W / 39.43333°N 84.81722°W / 39.43333; -84.81722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Franklin
Township	Springfield
Elevation	1,001 ft (305 m)
ZIP code	47012
FIPS code	18-58842
GNIS feature ID	441010

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.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Brookville
City	Batesville‡	Map of Indiana highlighting Franklin County
Towns	Brookville Cedar Grove Laurel Mount Carmel Oldenburg
Townships	Bath Blooming Grove Brookville Butler Fairfield Highland Laurel Metamora Posey Ray Salt Creek Springfield Whitewater
CDPs	Andersonville Blooming Grove Hamburg Lake Santee‡ Lake View Lakeshore Resort Metamora New Trenton Peppertown
Other communities	Bath Buena Vista Drewersburg Enochsburg Highland Center Huntersville Klemmes Corner Midway Millville Mixersville Mound Haven Mount Auburn New Fairfield Oak Forest Old Bath Palestine Peoria Raymond Rockdale Saint Marys Saint Peter Scipio‡ Sharptown South Gate Stavetown Whitcomb Yellow Bank Youngs Corner
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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