Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Academia (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Academia. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Academia is located in Knox County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Knox County: Coshocton, Delaware, Holmes, Licking, Morrow & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Academia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Academia:
- Knox County (The home county of Academia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fleaville was located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Mount Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gambier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Dorema
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorema is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Fredericktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunt is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Bangs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bangs is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lucerne was located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Five Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Five Corners is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milfordton is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Mount Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Liberty is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Perrysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Loudonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McKay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Mifflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hayesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jeromesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Owls Town was located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Guilford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Mohawk Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Nellie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- West Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Metham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Warsaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cooperdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Layland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- White Womans Town was located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Galion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crestline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Peerless was located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Condit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Culver Creek was located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- North Condit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- East Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- South Condit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Olive Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Green ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green was located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stark's Corners was located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Vans Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kingston Center was located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Former name for Kingston Center:
- Kingston Centre
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Big Walnut was located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Sunbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- New Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Central College ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central College was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Stillwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Glenmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Miley Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Killbuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henpeck was located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury Corners was located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Highwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Saint Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Chatham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury was located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newton Mills was located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Run was located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rain Rock was located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Frampton was located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Martel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Chesterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Marengo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Edison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cardington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Iberia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Black Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Frazeysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nashport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Trinway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Hanley Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lucas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Mansfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ontario
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maybee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Funk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Shreve
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Academia, see our County-by-County Page for Academia.
Cemeteries Near Academia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Academia.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Academia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Academia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Skeen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mound View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Mount Vernon.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- The Morris Cemetery has also been known as:
- Loree Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
- Union - Loree Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunham Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kenyon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- The Patterson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baker - Barker - Patterson Cemetery
- Patterson / Baker / Barker Cemetery
- Patterson - Barker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372453 <2>
- Continue List (488 more) ...
- Pike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quarry Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Chapel Cemetery
- The Quarry Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quarry Cemetery
- Stone Quarry Chapel Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Academia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Academia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gambier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Monroe Mills is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Mills
- Bangs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bangs is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Hunt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunt is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Fredericktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brandon is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ankenytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ankenytown is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankenytown
- Mount Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Liberty is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Milfordton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milfordton is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Morgan Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morgan Center is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Center
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pipesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pipesville is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- North Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millwood is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Academia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Academia.
Newspapers Published in Academia ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Academia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Academia, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Academia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Academia:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Holmes County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Muskingum County
- Richland County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Academia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Academia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |