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Welcome to Russellville ...

Russellville is located in Claiborne Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Russellville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.

Russellville is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Russellville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Russellville: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Russellville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Russellville - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Russellville ...

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

  • Minden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Homer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
  • Arcadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sibley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibsland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Simsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixie Inn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Dubberly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisbon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryceland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Russellville ...

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

Adding Russellville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Russellville 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 (so far) for Russellville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Russellville post office opened in 1828. The Russellville post office closed in 1846.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Russellville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Russellville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Russellville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Russellville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/