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Welcome to Russelltown ...

Russelltown is located on the Gulf Coast.

Russelltown is located in Cameron County<1>.

Russelltown is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Russelltown: 956

Communities Also Named Russelltown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Russelltown - it's located in New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Russelltown ...

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

  • Brownsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harlingen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • San Benito
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Los Fresnos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • La Feria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Primera
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Primera is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primera
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Laguna Vista
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Combes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Combes is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
    • Combes has also been known as:
    • Combes Colonia
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combes <3>
  • Santa Rosa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rio Hondo
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Russelltown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Russelltown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Russelltown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cameron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Russelltown - 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.