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Welcome to North Russell ...

North Russell is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Russell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for North Russell: N. Russell

North Russell is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Russell lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for North Russell: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named North Russell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Russell - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near North Russell ...

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

  • Potsdam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <4>
  • Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
  • Norwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
  • Heuvelton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Edwards
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
  • Hermon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hermon is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Estimated population in 2017: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
  • Rensselaer Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Palmerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
  • Russell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Russell ...

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

Adding North Russell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Russell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for North Russell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Russell post office opened in 1848. The North Russell post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Russell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Russell - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the North Russell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the North Russell 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/