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Welcome to Russell ...

Russell is located in Russell County.

Russell is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<1> 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

The telephone area code for Russell: (276)

Communities near Russell ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Russell and not the distance if you are going to drive it.<2>.

Community   2017<3>
Population		DirectionDistance
Cedar Bluff   [Map]   1,025   E   12 miles [19.3 km]
Cleveland   [Map]   178   SW   12 miles [19.3 km]
Dye   [Map]   ---   E   4 miles [6.4 km]
Grundy   [Map]   929   NW   14 miles [22.5 km]
Haysi   [Map]   481   NW   18 miles [29 km]
Honaker   [Map]   1,356   S   4 miles [6.4 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Russell.

Communities Also Named Russell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have 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.

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

  • We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Russell. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
  • 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 community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
  • We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Russell.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper 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 get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

Looking for more information about Russell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to 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.

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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: www.virginia.gov/



Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Russell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance that stretches from Russell. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Russell) to Point B.

If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Russell. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Russell

Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Russell. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0826, Longitude: -81.9971     [Map].

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<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Russell.

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