Welcome to North Russell ...

North Russell is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

The location of North Russell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Russell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for North Russell: N. Russell

North Russell is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: North Russell lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for North Russell: (315)

Communities Also Named North Russell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Russell - it's located in Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Russell.

Communities near North Russell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Russell.

• Potsdam
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
  • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <4>
• Canton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Norwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Heuvelton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuvelton
  • Heuvelton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heuvelton <4>
• Edwards
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
• Hermon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
• Rensselaer Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
  • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <4>
• Richville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Richville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <4>
• Palmerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
  • Palmerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Russell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Russell ...

Looking for more information about North Russell? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Russell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Russell.

Adding North Russell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Russell 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 North Russell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Russell post office opened in 1848.

We also found North Russell in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Russell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/