Welcome to Russ ...

Russ is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Russ, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Russ is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Russ lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Russ ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Russ - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Russ ...

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

• Santa Clarita
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clarita
  • Santa Clarita is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clarita <4>
• Lancaster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Palmdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
  • Palmdale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <4>
• Burbank
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <4>
• San Fernando
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fernando
  • San Fernando is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Fernando <4>
• La Canada - Flintridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Canada - Flintridge
  • La Canada - Flintridge is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,730 people
  • La Canada - Flintridge has also been known as:
  • La Canada
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Canada - Flintridge <4>
• Acton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
  • Acton is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <4>
• Mint Canyon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Canyon
  • Mint Canyon is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Canyon <4>
• Paris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Los Angeles County
• Canyon Country
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Country
  • Canyon Country is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon Country <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 Russ. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Russ.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Russ ...

Looking for more information about Russ? 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 Russ, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Russ.

Adding Russ to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Russ 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 Russ was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Russ.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/