Welcome to Academy ...

Academy is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

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

Academy is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Academy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Academy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Academy - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia (3), New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Academy ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
• Saint Charles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Florissant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Chesterfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• Belleville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• University City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Ballwin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <4>
• O'Fallon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
• Granite City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <4>
• Kirkwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 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 Academy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Academy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Academy ...

Looking for more information about Academy? 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 Academy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Academy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/