| Peoria, Ohio | |
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Peoria, Ohio
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | Union |
| Elevation[1] | 1,030 ft (314 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 43067, 43040 |
| Area code(s) | 937 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1049075[1] |
Peoria is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at ,[2] along Raymond Road, about 1.75 miles south of Raymond and 6.5 miles northwest of Marysville.[3]
A post office was established in Peoria on September 26, 1872, but it was discontinued on August 11, 1967.[4] The mail service is now sent through the Columbus regional mail sorting facility,[5] and distributed through the Marysville and Raymond local post offices.[6]
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Peoria was originally platted by Joseph K. Richey in 1870. His plat included 28 "town lots" of roughly 66' by 165' size, about 1/4 acre per lot. The town was established at the junction of what were then the Erie and the Toledo & Ohio Central railroads. The Peoria station, situated at the grade crossing of the two lines, was the only depot in Liberty Township that could accommodate both freight and passengers.
Largely because of the railroad station and the post office established there in 1872, Peoria quickly became a commercial center, featuring stores, churches, warehouses, small businesses -- including a barber shop and a mill -- and a public school. The population of the village was estimated at 150 in 1910. [7]
Modern Peoria is a community of about the same size as in 1910, around 150 people. Gone are the businesses of those days, however. Today there are no commercial enterprises of note in Peoria. The school and the churches are gone. Peoria today is a small residential community with consumer ties to Raymond, and especially to Marysville.
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