History of Russell, New York, USA

1894 - Russell
The Town of Russell - Organized in 1807.

RUSSELL, the tenth town erected by an Act of the Legislature passed March 27, It comprised the whole of the great Tract No. 3, except so much of Township No. 3 as is now included in Pierrepont, formerly wider the jurisdiction of Hopkinton. On April 10, 1818, the townships of Edwards and Fitz William (now Hermon and Edwards) were taken from Russell and attached to Fowler. Rossie was taken off January 27, 1813 ; a portion of Fowler April 15, 1815; Pierrepont, April 15, 1818, and a part of Fine, March 27, 1849, thus reducing the territory of Russell to about 58,000 acres.

The town was originally heavily timbered, and the southern part is still largely forest-covered, hilly or mountainous and rugged. The soil where susceptible of cultivation is very fertile. Grass River flows diagonally across the town, and numerous other smaller streams give the town excellent drainage. By the terms of the act forming the town, the first meeting was held at... Read MORE...

1854 - Russell
Russell, a post-township in the central part of St. Lawrence co., New York. Population, 1818.

Russell, a post-village in the above township, on Grass river, about 14 miles S. from Canton.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.

1895 - Russell
Russell, a post-village in Russell township, St. Lawrence co., N.Y., on the Grass River, 12 miles S. of Canton. It has 2 churches, and manufactures of lumber, butter-tubs, and cheese-boxes. Iron ore is found in the township. Pop. 335; of the township, 2417
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott

1906
Russell, a post-village in Russell township (town), St. Lawrence co., N.Y., on the Grass River, 12 miles S. of Canton. Pop. about 300 ; of the town in 1900, 2067.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906