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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Peoria (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Peoria. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Peoria is located in Wyoming County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wyoming County: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee & Livingston.

Below are the counties that are near Peoria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peoria:

  • Wyoming County     (The home county of Peoria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria, with the one closest to Peoria listed first.
    • Covington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
    • Perry Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
    • Wyoming
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Warsaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Newburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
    • Silver Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
      • Silver Springs is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <1>
    • Castile
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
      • Castile is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <1>
    • Gainesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
    • Attica
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Johnsonburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria, with the one closest to Peoria listed first.
    • Wiscoy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiscoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Swain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
    • Fillmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Garwoods
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
    • Hume
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Canaseraga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Houghton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
      • Houghton is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <1>
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria, with the one closest to Peoria listed first.
    • Alden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Crittenden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crittenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
      • Crittenden is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crittenden <1>
    • Williston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Alden Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
    • Akron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <1>
    • Porterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
      • Porterville is located in Erie County
    • Dutchtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
      • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
    • Akron Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria, with the one closest to Peoria listed first.
    • Pavilion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pavilion Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
    • Le Roy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <1>
    • Limerock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
    • Linden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
    • Fort Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
    • Morganville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
    • West Bethany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
    • Brookville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Brookville is located in Genesee County
    • East Alexander
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
    • Batavia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alexander
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria, with the one closest to Peoria listed first.
    • Craigs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
    • York
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Livingston County
    • Leicester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Leicester is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Former names for Leicester:
      • Leister
      • Moscow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
    • Inverness
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
    • Cuylerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
    • Geneseo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <1>
    • Mount Morris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Caledonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sleggs Landing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
    • Avon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Maple Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
    • Foots Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria, with the one closest to Peoria listed first.
    • Mumford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Belcoda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
      • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
    • Garbutt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
    • Riga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
      • Riga is located in Monroe County
    • Clifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
    • Scottsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <1>
    • North Rush
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Severance
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
      • Severance is located in Monroe County
    • Churchville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Manns Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
    • Moran Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
    • Rush
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria, with the one closest to Peoria listed first.
    • Richmond Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
    • West Canadice Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • West Bloomfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Bloomfield
      • Village of Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village of Bloomfield <1>
    • Bristol
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
    • East Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Gulick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
    • Holcomb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
      • Holcomb is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <1>
    • Bristol Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
    • Victor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <1>
    • Centerfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria, with the one closest to Peoria listed first.
    • Manning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
    • West Barre
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Holley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
      • Holley is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <1>
    • Hulberton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
    • Albion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <1>
    • Brockville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
  • Steuben County
    • Wayland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peoria, see our County-by-County Page for Peoria.

Newspapers Published in Peoria ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peoria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peoria, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peoria.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Peoria:

Cemeteries Near Peoria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peoria.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peoria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peoria, with the one closest to Peoria listed first.

  • Mt. Nash Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nash Cemetery
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivet Cemetery
  • Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery
  • Lagrange Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lagrange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lagrange Cemetery
  • Taunton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taunton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taunton Cemetery
  • Greigsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greigsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greigsville Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pavilion.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • York Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Cemetery
  • Job Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Job Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Job Cemetery
  • Oakta Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakta Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakta Valley Cemetery
  • Leicester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leicester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leicester Cemetery
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    • Maple Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Lawn Cemetery
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Pavilion Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pavilion Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pavilion Center Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Peoria had a population of 215 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Peoria, with the one closest to Peoria listed first.

  • Craigs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • Craigs is located in Livingston County
  • Covington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Wyoming County
  • La Grange
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • La Grange is located in Wyoming County
  • Wadsworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
    • Wadsworth is located in Livingston County
  • Greigsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greigsville
    • Greigsville is located in Livingston County
  • Retsof
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retsof have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retsof
    • Retsof is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Retsof <1>
  • York
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Livingston County
  • Linwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Linwood is located in Livingston County
  • Pavilion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leicester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
    • Leicester is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Former names for Leicester:
    • Leister
    • Moscow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
  • Piffard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piffard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piffard
    • Piffard is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piffard <1>
  • Pavilion Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Perry Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
    • Cuylerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
    • Wyoming
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peoria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peoria.

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Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peoria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peoria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8337, Longitude: -77.9650       In this case, the coordinates for Peoria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Peoria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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