Russell Township, Macon County, Missouri Explained

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.

External links

• https://elevation.maplogs.com/poi/russell_township_mo_usa.213082.html elevation
• http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/1600247/Russell+Township++Hart++Evelyn/Macon+County+1897/Missouri/ map

Notes and References

1. Web site: Worldwide Elevation Finder.
2. Web site: ITEM #US1600247 Russell Township, Hart, Evelyn From Macon County 1897, Missouri, Published by Geo. A. Ogle & Co. in 1897.
3. Web site: 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..
4. Web site: Post Offices.