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 Russellville (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 Russellville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Russellville is located in Anson County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anson County: Richmond, Stanly, Union, Chesterfield (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Russellville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Russellville:
- Anson County (The home county of Russellville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Wadesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Polkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Sugar Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Peachland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lilesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ansonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Morven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Roper ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Mangum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Cordova
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Yates Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Honey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- East Rockingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Rockingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ellerbe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dobbins Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Norman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Steen Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Stanfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Albemarle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Lambert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Locust
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millingport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Badin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Marshville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Allens Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Wingate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Rest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Altan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Altan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Carmel Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Lake Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Mount Croghan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ruby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Chesterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pageland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cheraw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
- White Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Angelus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Patrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- Wallace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Russellville, see our County-by-County Page for Russellville.
Cemeteries Near Russellville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Russellville.
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 Russellville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Russellville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Richmond - Sturdivant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camden Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camden Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Wadesboro.
- Anson Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Machine House Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Legrand Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davids Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baucoms Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Russellville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Russellville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Wadesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Polkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Paris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Peachland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lilesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pee Dee is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
- Ansonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Deep Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Morven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cedar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Long Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Mangum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Russellville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Russellville.
Newspapers Published in Russellville ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Russellville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Russellville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Russellville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Russellville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Anson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Montgomery County
- Richmond County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Chesterfield County
- Marlboro County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Russellville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Russellville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |