Russell Township is a rural area governed as a township in Macon County, Missouri, United States.
Facts
- Area: 36.5 miles
- Longitude: -92.797901
- Latitude: 39.8448605
- Elevation: 259 meters / 850 feet[1]
- Population: 197 persons (as of year 2013)
Geography
Russell Township contains the unincorporated community of Hart, Macon County, Missouri.
Russell Township is bordered by:
- White Township, Macon County, Missouri to the north,
- Valley Township, Macon County, Missouri to the east,
- Lingo Township, Macon County, Missouri to the south, and
- Linn County, Missouri to the west.
History
A map of Russell Township in 1897, published by Geo. A. Ogle & Co. in 1897, includes the now-defunct Evelyn Post Office and the village of Hart on the Santa Fe Railroad.[2][3] The Evelyn post office operated from 1888 to 1916.[4] At one point in time the community was expected to become a town, but is now unincorporated.
References
- ^ "Worldwide Elevation Finder".
- ^ "ITEM #US1600247 Russell Township, Hart, Evelyn From Macon County 1897, Missouri, Published by Geo. A. Ogle & Co. in 1897".
- ^ "THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI / COLUMBIA MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS / RAMSAY PLACE NAMES FILE for MACON COUNTY, sourced from Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928".
- ^ "Post Offices".
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This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 16:57