Abandoned Record
About Peoria
Peoria is a town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for the Peoria people, a tribe of Native Americans who were removed to Indian Territory from east of the Mississippi River during the 19th century.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Peoria, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Peoria is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Peoria
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1907 Wyandotte sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1909 Wyandotte sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Tulsa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Tulsa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Peoria sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Tulsa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Neosho sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Peoria
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Peoria": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Peoria, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q3448427.
- USGS GNIS 1096547.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).