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.
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 and hospitals 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 Highland County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Highland County: Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Pike & Ross.
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:
- Highland County (The home county of Russell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Hoagland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Willettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Lynchburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shackleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hollowtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Harwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Needfull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Berrysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Folsom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Buford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Emerald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- May Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Louden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Tranquility
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Seaman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Cherry Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Harshasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Peebles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Saint Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Fivemile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Fincastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Sardinia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bardwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Mount Orab
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Arnheim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Ash Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Marathon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Moores Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Newtonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Afton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Ashdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Owensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Williams Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Craver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Craver is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
- Batavia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bantam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bantam is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- New Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Morrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Westboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Lees Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Blanchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wilmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sabina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Milledgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Washington Court House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Octa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Hagler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Bowersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Roxanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Shawnee Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Spring Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Loveland Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Cynthiana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Newfain
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Spellman Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Poplar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Latham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Fruitdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Humboldt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- South Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Lattaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Bourneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Osceola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Butlerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Pleasant Plain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- San Je Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Morrow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Comargo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Comargo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo
- Cozaddale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cozaddale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozaddale
- Harveysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Murdock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Murdock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Maineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Corwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Russell, see our County-by-County Page for Russell.
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.
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 Russell - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Spickard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gibler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Strange Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Duckwall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunns Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Runk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Dutch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (551 more) ...
- Strain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Russell had a population of 138 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Russell, with the one closest to Russell listed first.
- Willettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Lynchburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dodsonville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Shackleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Pricetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pricetown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hollowtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Winkle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winkle is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- East Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Danville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Danville
- New Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Samantha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Samantha is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Careytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Careytown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Careytown
- Martinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Saint Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
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.
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 58 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 20 miles [32.2 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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 distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |