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Little River is located

Little River is located in Bell County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Little River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Little River: Little Riv.

Little River is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Little River: (254)

Websites for Little River ...

Junior League:   www.jlbellco.org/

Communities Also Named Little River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Little River - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Virginia and Yukon.

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

Communities near Little River ...

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

  • Temple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harker Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harker Heights
    • Harker Heights is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harker Heights <3>
  • Belton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nolanville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan's Point Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point Resort
    • Morgan's Point Resort is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan's Point Resort <3>
  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Salado
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jarrell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell
    • Jarrell is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarrell <3>
  • Bartlett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <3>
  • Granger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little River ...

Looking for more information about Little River? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Little River, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Little River.

Adding Little River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little River 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 Little River was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Little River in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Little River post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little River.

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

The official website for Bell County: www.bellcountytx.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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