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.
A Few Details for Russell ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Russell was settled in 1782.
- It was incorporated in 1792.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Hampden County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hampden County: Hartford (CT), Litchfield (CT), Tolland (CT), Berkshire, Hampshire & Worcester.
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:
- Hampden County (The home county of Russell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Woronoco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- Montgomery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
- Blandford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Hampton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- North Blandford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Chester Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Southwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Tolland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Hosmer Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
- Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
- Feeding Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- East Otis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Otis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - North Otis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Becket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Sandisfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- South Sandisfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Tyringham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Peru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - East Lee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - New Marlborough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- Hartsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Whately
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- South Ashfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Ashfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Conway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- South Deerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Sunderland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Hawley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Leverett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Leverett is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
- Deerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Buckland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Shelburne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Moores Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moores Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
- Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Huntington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Southampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Westhampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Easthampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Middlefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- West Chesterfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Worthington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Worthington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Mount Tom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Northampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Haydenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- East Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartland
- East Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Hartland <2>
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - North Granby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granby
- North Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Granby <2>
- Rising Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- West Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartland
- West Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Hartland <2>
- Granby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Granby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <2>
- Salmon Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Brook
- Salmon Brook is located in Hartford County (CT)
- West Granby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granby
- West Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Granby <2>
- Suffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - West Suffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Suffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Suffield
- West Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Suffield <2>
- Chatsworth Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Village
- Chatsworth Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- East Granby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Granby
- East Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,120 people
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Hampsted
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Colebrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - North Colebrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Riverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <2>
- Barkhamsted
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkhamsted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
- Barkhamsted
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkhamsted <2>
- Colebrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <2>
- Pleasant Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <2>
- Winsted
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsted
- Winsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winsted <2>
- New Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- New Hartford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hartford <2>
- Grantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Norfolk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Norfolk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <2>
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Somersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Somersville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersville <2>
- Somers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Somers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Somers has also been known as:
- Central Somers
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <2>
- Ellington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Ellington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Ellington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
- Windermere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windermere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
- Windermere is located in Tolland County (CT)
- State Line
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Crystal Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Russell, see our County-by-County Page for 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 136 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hartford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Litchfield County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tolland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Berkshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampden County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampden County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Clarks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montgomery Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91231 <4>
- Montgomery Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Center Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Ground
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- The Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centre Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280914 <4>
- Warfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warfield Cemetery
- Norwich Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwich Bridge Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
- Middle Farms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Farms Cemetery
- Northeast Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northeast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northeast Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (377 more) ...
- North Blandford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Blandford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Blandford Cemetery
- North Blanford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Blanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Blanford Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- North Blandford Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Russell had a population of 221 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Russell had a population of 1,787 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Blandford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Huntington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Montgomery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
- Littleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Hampden County
- Norwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - North Blandford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Chester Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Southampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- West Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- North Chester is located in Hampden County
- Loudville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Westhampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- North Chester
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.
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The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Russell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1897, Longitude: -72.8591 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |