Welcome to Russell ...

So far, we found very little information about Russell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Russell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Russell, please Contact Us.

Russell would have been located within present day Oconee County<2>.

The location of Russell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Russell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Russell is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Russell was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Russell still existed, it would have been in the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Russell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Russell - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Russell ...

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

• Seneca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• Walhalla
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Walhalla is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walhalla <5>
• Westminster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Clayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Mountain City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Mountain City is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <5>
• Highlands
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
  • Highlands is located in Jackson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlands <5>
• Tiger
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
  • Tiger is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiger <5>
• Dillard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Dillard is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillard <5>
• West Union
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <5>
• Sky Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
  • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <5>

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

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

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

Adding Russell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Russell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Russell post office opened in 1896.

We also found Russell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Russell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/