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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Juniata County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Juniata County: Huntingdon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry & Snyder.
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:
- Juniata County (The home county of Academia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Doyles Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Old Port
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- McCullochs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Locust Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- East Rutherford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Peru Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Perulack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Fruittown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Potters Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Centre Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Ingleby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Zerby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Coburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Penn Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Spring Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boalsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Centre Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Bears Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Caprivi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Newville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schlusser
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- Big Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- New Kingstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Craighead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Millersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Halifax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dauphin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Dry Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Mowersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Newbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Ennisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Mount Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aughwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Donation
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Mill Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shirleysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Birdville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Neffs Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Orbisonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Juniata Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Highland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Paintersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Burnham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alfarata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Yeagertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kishacoquillas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Lumber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Mattawana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Northumberland County
- Malta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Kistler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Ickesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Bixler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Centre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Elliottsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- New Germantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Landisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alinda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Blain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- McClure
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bannerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Middle Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Beaver Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Beavertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Troxelville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Paxtonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Aline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Shadle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Cherry Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
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.
- Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Henry Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCoysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kilmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mifflin.
- The St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981847 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bookwalter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Mifflintown.
- Diven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rothrock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Lind Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Academia had a population of 186 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Academia, with the one closest to Academia listed first.
- Spruce Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spruce Hill is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Doyles Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Walnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- McCoysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McCoysville is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoysville
- Saville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saville
- Port Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- McCullochs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Honey Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kistler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ickesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Tuscarora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tuscarora is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
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 59 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 16 miles [25.7 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Juniata County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |