1961 Map of Peoria

About this map

Raymond and Broadway anchor the northern reaches of this Union County landscape, where the agricultural order of the Virginia Military District is clearly visible in the irregular field patterns and property lines. The New York Central Railroad and Erie-Lackawanna lines intersect at Peoria, marking it as a critical rural junction for moving goods and grain. Along the winding course of Mill Creek, several small family and community burial grounds, such as Hamilton Cem and Baughn Cem, are preserved amidst the farmsteads of York and Liberty townships.