RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Oklahoma >> Johnston County >> RussettIndex...

Welcome to Russett ...

Russett is located in Johnston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Russett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Russett is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Russett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Russett: 580

Communities near Russett ...

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

  • Ardmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Madill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tishomingo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dickson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dickson is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Oakland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oakland is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
  • Mannsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Springer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ravia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Russett ...

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

Adding Russett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Russett 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 Russett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Russett post office opened in 1894. The Russett post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Russett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Johnston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Russett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/