| Established: |
January 13, 1825 (Laws, 1825, p. 85) |
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| Origin
of the name of the county: |
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Named for the Indian tribe called the
Peorias, one of the tribes from the Illinois confederacy. |
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| Present
area, or parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1823–1825 |
Fulton |
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1821–1823 |
Pike |
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1817–1821 |
Bond |
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1812–1821 |
Madison |
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1801–1812 |
St. Clair |
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| County
Seat: |
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1825– |
Peoria |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1825–1850 |
Commissioners’ Court |
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1850– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 6, 1849 |
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| Township
Names: |
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Akron |
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Brimfield |
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Chillicothe |
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City of Peoria |
Organized in December, 1907, from parts of the original township
of Peoria and Richwoods. |
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Elmwood |
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Hallock |
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Hollis |
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Jubilee |
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Kickapoo |
Name changed from Orange (date unknown, probably 1850). |
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Limestone |
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Logan |
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Medina |
Name changed from Franklin (date unknown, probably 1850). |
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Millbrook |
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Princeville |
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Radnor |
Name changed from Benton to Fremont and then to Radnor (dates
unknown, probably 1850). |
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Richwoods |
Part of Richwoods was given to Town of the City of Peoria when it
was organized in 1907. |
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Rosefield |
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Timber |
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Trivoli |
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West Peoria |
Designation given to that part of the original township of Peoria
not given to the Town of the City of Peoria in 1907. (See City of
Peoria above.) |
