Peoria, 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.[1]
A post office opened in Peoria in 1857, closed in 1859, reopened in 1860, and closed permanently in 1934.[2]
Geography[]
Climate[]
Peoria experiences a Cfa climate (Subtropical) climate.
References[]
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 466.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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Coordinates: 38°35′05″N 95°08′56″W / 38.58472°N 95.14889°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Franklin County, Kansas
- Unincorporated communities in Kansas
- 1857 establishments in Kansas Territory
- East-Central Kansas geography stubs