Peoria, Ohio

Peoria is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at, along Raymond Road, about 1.75 miles south of Raymond and 6.5 miles northwest of Marysville.A post office was established in Peoria on September 26, 1872; it was closed on August 11, 1967. The mail service is now sent through the Columbus regional mail sorting facility, and distributed through the Marysville and Raymond local post offices.OriginsThe town 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 Railroad and the Toledo & Ohio Central (T&OC) Railroad. The Peoria railroad station, situated at the grade crossing of the two lines, was the only depot in Liberty Township that could accommodate both freight and passengers. The station also featured water and a coaling tower. Remnants of the foundations of these structures are still visible today.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.