Peoria Cemetery
Established in 1830s as this community developed. First plot was donated by J. R. DeArman; 4 generations of the William Thomas Hill family made later grants. A child fatally bitten by a rattlesnake was first to be buried here. Many rural residents and transients lie in unmarked graves.
31.9767° N, 97.2274° W
Where to Find It
cemetery entrance Peoria from SH 22, just west of FM 1947 intersection, take local road south, then west, about 0.3 mile
Nearby Markers
- 0.2 mi E Ivy-Atchison Pioneer Home Peoria
- 4.7 mi W Bethlehem Cemetery Whitney
- 4.8 mi W Carver Homestead Whitney
- 5.1 mi N Woodbury Missionary Baptist Church Woodbury
- 5.7 mi SW Jesse Walling Whitney
- 5.7 mi SW John C. Walling Whitney