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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 Little River-Academy (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 Little River-Academy. 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.

Name Variations for Little River-Academy ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Little River-Academy: Little Riv. Academy

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Little River-Academy is located in Bell County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bell County: Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Lampasas, McLennan, Milam & Williamson.

Below are the counties that are near Little River-Academy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little River-Academy:

  • Bell County     (The home county of Little River-Academy)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River-Academy, with the one closest to Little River-Academy listed first.
    • The Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat
      • Flat is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat <1>
    • Leon Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Comanche Village I
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Village I have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
      • Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
    • Comanche Village II
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Village II have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
      • Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
    • Comanche Village III
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Village III have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
      • Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
    • Montague Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Village
      • Montague Village is located in Coryell County
    • Lime City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
    • Mound
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Mound is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <1>
    • Saint Elijah Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elijah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
      • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River-Academy, with the one closest to Little River-Academy listed first.
    • Westphalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Durango
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville - Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Rosebud
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott
      • Lott is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lott <1>
    • Mooreville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilderville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • McLennan County
  • Milam County
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River-Academy, with the one closest to Little River-Academy listed first.
    • Schwertner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwertner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwertner
      • Schwertner is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schwertner <1>
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Granger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • 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.<2> 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 <1>
    • Laneport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Walburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walburg
      • Walburg is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walburg <1>
    • Hoxie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Weir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
    • Thrall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <1>
    • Florence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <1>
    • Taylor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Serenada
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sun City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
      • Sun City is located in Williamson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little River-Academy, see our County-by-County Page for Little River-Academy.

Cemeteries Near Little River-Academy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little River-Academy.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little River-Academy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little River-Academy, with the one closest to Little River-Academy listed first.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Little River-Academy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little River-Academy.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Little River-Academy, with the one closest to Little River-Academy listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little River-Academy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little River-Academy.

Newspapers Published in Little River-Academy ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little River-Academy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little River-Academy, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little River-Academy.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Little River-Academy:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little River-Academy. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Little River-Academy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Little River-Academy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little River-Academy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9841, Longitude: -97.3525    









 

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