Peoa dates to 1857, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
Most of Peoa was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2004. Its Register listing is the Oscar F. Lyons House. Its Register listing is the Oscar F. Lyons House.
How Peoa began
When was Peoa founded?
Peoa dates its founding to 1857 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). Its post office opened in 1864.
1 historic place in Peoa
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Lost post offices and burying grounds
Peoa had its own post office from 1864 to 1986.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Peoa’s history
What year was Peoa founded?
In 1857, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Peoa’s post office opened in 1864.
What is on the National Register in Peoa?
One place: the Oscar F. Lyons House (listed 1983).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.