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Nearest Communities to Russell,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Russell, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Russell:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Russell.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Russell is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Chouteau County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chouteau County: Blaine, Cascade, Fergus, Hill, Judith Basin, Liberty, Pondera & Teton.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 29 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Russell. Of these communities, 13 are located in counties other than Chouteau County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Russell (which is Chouteau County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Russell

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Chouteau County   (where Russell resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.chouteau.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Chouteau:   Fort Benton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Russell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Russell.
      • Genou ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genou
        • Genou is located in Chouteau County
      • Ashmoor ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmoor
        • Ashmoor is located in Chouteau County
      • Aznoe ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aznoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aznoe
        • Aznoe is located in Chouteau County
      • Woods Crossing
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
        • Woods Crossing is located in Chouteau County
      • Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Chouteau County
      • Colony Bay ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Bay
        • Colony Bay is located in Chouteau County
      • Carter
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
        • Carter is located in Chouteau County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <5>
      • Tunis
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
        • Tunis is located in Chouteau County
      • Kershaw
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kershaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
        • Kershaw is located in Chouteau County
      • Floweree
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Fort Benton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Benton
        • Fort Benton is located in Chouteau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Benton <5>
      • Chappell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
        • Chappell is located in Chouteau County
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Loma
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Ophir ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
          • Ophir is located in Chouteau County
        • Kenilworth
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
          • Kenilworth is located in Chouteau County
        • Lander Crossing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander Crossing
          • Lander Crossing is located in Chouteau County
  • Cascade County
    • County Website:   www.co.cascade.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Cascade:   Great Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Russell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Russell.
      • Benton Lake ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Lake
        • Benton Lake is located in Cascade County
      • Portage
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
        • Portage is located in Cascade County
  • Hill County
    • County Website:   www.co.hill.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Hill:   Havre
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Alberta lies to the northwest and the Province of Saskatchewan to the northeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Russell   ...
      • Brinkman ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkman
        • Brinkman is located in Hill County
  • Liberty County
    • County Seat for Liberty:   Chester
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Russell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Russell.
      • Riverview Colony
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Colony
        • Riverview Colony is located in Liberty County
      • Selma ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
        • Selma is located in Liberty County
      • Tiber Dam Camp
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiber Dam Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiber Dam Camp
        • Tiber Dam Camp is located in Liberty County
      • George ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
        • George is located in Liberty County
      • Hay Coulee ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Coulee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Coulee
        • Hay Coulee is located in Liberty County
      • Lothair
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lothair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lothair
        • Lothair is located in Liberty County
      • Tiber
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiber have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiber
        • Tiber is located in Liberty County
  • Pondera County
    • County Website:   www.ponderacountymontana.org/
    • County Seat for Pondera:   Conrad
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Russell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Russell.
      • East Community
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Community have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Community
        • East Community is located in Pondera County
      • Sollid ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sollid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollid
        • Sollid is located in Pondera County
  • Teton County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 48.0639, Longitude: -111.0633       In this case, the coordinates for Russell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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