Peoria is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Springfield Township, Franklin County,

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History

Peoria was named after the

Peoria tribe The Peoria are a Native American people. They are enrolled in the federally recognized Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma headquartered in Miami, Oklahoma. The Peoria people are the remnants of the nations which constituted the Illinois Co ...

. 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

Unincorporated communities in Franklin County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{FranklinCountyIN-geo-stub