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(Redirected from Peoria (Kansas)) Unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kansas

Peoria is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kansas, United States.

History

Peoria was founded in the late 1850s. it was named for the Peoria tribe, who once owned the town site.

A post office opened in Peoria in 1857, closed in 1859, reopened in 1860, and closed permanently in 1934.

In 1895, the estimated population for Peoria was 123.

Geography

Climate

Peoria experiences a Cfa climate (Subtropical) climate.

References

  1. "Peoria, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 466.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  4. "Homewood (Franklin County, KS): Nearby in 1890s". roadsidethoughts.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Franklin County, Kansas

External links

Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Ottawa
Cities
Map of Kansas highlighting Franklin County
Map of Kansas highlighting Franklin County
CDP
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost towns
Townships
Footnotes†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.

38°35′05″N 95°08′56″W / 38.58472°N 95.14889°W / 38.58472; -95.14889


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