Welcome to Academia ...

Academia is located in Juniata County<1>.

The location of Academia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Academia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Academia is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Academia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Academia lies within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Academia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Academia - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Academia.

Communities near Academia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Academia.

• Lewistown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Burnham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
• Newport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Bloomfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
• McClure
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
  • McClure is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <4>
• Mifflintown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
  • Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <4>
• Port Royal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Millerstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
  • Millerstown is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerstown <4>
• Thompsontown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
  • Thompsontown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsontown <4>
• Mifflin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
  • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Academia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Academia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Academia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Academia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Academia. See our Newspapers Page for Academia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Academia ...

Looking for more information about Academia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Academia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Academia.

Adding Academia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Academia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Academia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Academia post office opened in 1847.

We also found Academia in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Academia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Academia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Juniata County: www.co.juniata.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/