Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Russell came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Russell in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Russell. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Russell data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Russell:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Russell is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Russell in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Russell for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Russell. See our Misc Page for Russell for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Russell:

The following route mentioned Russell as a scheduled stop:

The City of Saint Louis: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Saint Louis (train schedule from 1967). The City of Saint Louis travelled between Saint Louis (MO) and Los Angeles (CA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Russell: www.russellcity.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/