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.