Peoria is an unincorporated community in Hill County, Texas, United States.

[1] Peoria is situated on the intersection of Texas State Highway 22 and Farm to Market Road 1947.

It began as a rest stop for cattle drovers.

Settler B. F. Stewart named the town after his hometown, Peoria, Illinois.

A post office operated from 1856 to 1907, with Henry Young serving as the first postmaster.