Welcome to Russell ...
Russell is located Russell is located in Leon County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Russell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885. Russell is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Russell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Russell: (903) and (430)<3> 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, South Carolina, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Russell. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Russell. 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. Looking for more information about 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 Russell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Russell. We originally found mention of Russell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Russell was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Russell in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Russell post office opened in 1885.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Leon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Russell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903). <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> 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. <6> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/