Welcome to Russell ...

Russell is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Russell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Russell is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Russell is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Russell lies within the (276) area code.

Communities Also Named Russell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Russell: This one is located in Russell County and the other is located in Suffolk City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 44 communities that are also named Russell - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Russell ...

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

• Richlands
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Richlands is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <3>
• Lebanon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
• Saltville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
  • Saltville is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <3>
• Honaker
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <3>
• Cedar Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <3>
• Grundy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <3>
• Haysi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
  • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
• Cleveland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
• Council
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
  • Council is located in Buchanan County
• Dye
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
  • Dye is located in Russell County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Russell ...

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

Adding Russell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 for Russell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Russell post office opened in 1910.

We also found Russell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Russell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Russell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/