RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New York >> Oswego County >> Russ MillsIndex...

Welcome to Russ Mills ...

Russ Mills is located in Oswego County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Russ Mills: Russ Mls. (or less commonly used: Russ Mlls.)

Russ Mills is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Russ Mills: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Russ Mills ...

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

  • Oswego
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Baldwinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • North Syracuse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Liverpool
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Phoenix
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pulaski
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Central Square
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mexico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cleveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Russ Mills ...

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

Footnotes ...

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