Little River-Academy, TX

Little River-Academy is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²), all of it land. There was a fort here, built in 1836, named Fort Griffin. Because of fights with Native Americans, Euro-Americans settled near the fort. The railroad came to town in 1880, and the post office in 1886. By 1914, there were 250 inhabitants. The towns of Little River and Academy merged in 1980 to form Little River-Academy.