Russellville, Ray County, Missouri

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Russellville is an unincorporated community in eastern Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. [1] The community is eleven miles northeast of Richmond and 3.5 miles west of the Ray-Carroll county line. [2]

History

Russellville has the name of William Russell, an early settler. [3] A variant name was "Fox". [1] A post office at Fox was established in 1864, and remained in operation until 1904. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Russellville
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 28 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

39°24′24″N93°49′49″W / 39.40667°N 93.83028°W / 39.40667; -93.83028


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