Welcome to Julia ...

So far, we found very little information about Julia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Julia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Julia, please Contact Us.

Julia would have been located within present day Washington Parish<2>.

The location of Julia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Julia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Julia is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Julia was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Julia once stood is in the (985) area code.

Communities Also Named Julia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Julia - they are located in Georgia (2), Kansas, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Julia ...

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

• Bogalusa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
  • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <5>
• Covington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
• Franklinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <5>
• Abita Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abita Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
  • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <5>
• Folsom
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <5>
• Sun
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <5>
• Varnado
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
  • Varnado is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <5>
• Lees Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
• Bush
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Bush is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bush <5>
• Pine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Pine is located in Washington Parish

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 Julia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Julia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Julia. 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 Julia.

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

Adding Julia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Julia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Julia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Julia post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Julia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/