Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Russell (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Russell. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Russell is located in Barrow County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barrow County: Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Oconee & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Russell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Russell:
- Barrow County (The home county of Russell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Winder
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Statham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Maysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Homer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Pine Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Jefferson Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lexington Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Chamberlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Winterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Bermuda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Lithonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Tucker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Chestatee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Cumming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Johns Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ocee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Greene County
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Dacula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Robin Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Loganville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Broxton Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Oak Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Rest Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Regency Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Klondike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Chestnut Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Candler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Sugar Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Jarrett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Blackshear Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Flowery Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Gay Lan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Rainbow Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Gaines Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Hoschton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Braselton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Arcade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Attica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Pendergrass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dry Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Nicholson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Planter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Hull
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Ila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Braswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Bostwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Essex Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- East Wood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Hub Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Covington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dixie Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Newton Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Porterdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Salem Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Bogart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Osceola Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Eastville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- High Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North High Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Spartan Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Bishop
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Arnoldsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Zingara
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Lakeview Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Milstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Conyers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Campton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Nicholasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Between
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Split Silk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Youth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Whitney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Jersey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Social Circle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Russell, see our County-by-County Page for Russell.
Cemeteries Near Russell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Russell.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Russell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Russell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis - McDaniel Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barrow Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Austen Fulcher Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cosby - Hardigree Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pentecost UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentecost UMC Cemetery
- The Pentecost UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pentecost Church Cemetery
- Continue List (522 more) ...
- Hill Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Family Cemetery
- The Hill Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- William E. Hill Family Cemetery
- Maddox Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Russell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Russell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marcus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Campton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hoschton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clarksboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clarksboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksboro
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pendergrass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eastville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loganville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Russell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Russell.
Newspapers Published in Russell ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Russell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Russell, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Russell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Russell:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Barrow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Clarke County
- DeKalb County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Gwinnett County
- Hall County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Rockdale County
- Walton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Russell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Russell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |