Russell
County Virginia, United States |
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INTRODUCTION
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Russell
County is a county
located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 30,308. Its county seat is Lebanon.
Russell County is located in the far southwestern part of
Virginia. In 1738 the area now
contained in Russell County was formed as a part of Augusta County. Between
the years 1769 and 1785 it was contained in Botetourt, Fincastle and
Washington Counties. On January 2, 1786, Russell County was
established from a section of Washington County. L.P. Summers, a Washington
County historian later wrote, "Washington County lost a great extent of
country and many valuable citizens when Russell County was formed." The
county was named for Colonel William Russell, who assisted in the drafting of
the Declaration of Independence. The first court met in May of 1786 in the
Castle's Woods settlement (present-day Castlewood) in the house of William
Robinson. Later, a new place was built to house the County Seat. The
structure used as a courthouse still stands, and is referred to as "The
Old Courthouse." The present Courthouse, located in Lebanon, has been in
use since 1874. The County has been home for many well known persons such as
Daniel Boone, Governor H.C. Stuart, and State Senator M.M. Long. Russell
County was also the birthplace of other counties.
The area which became Russell County contained about 3000 square miles
or 1.9 million acres. The boundary lines extended northward from Clinch
Mountain to Cumberland Gap on the Kentucky border and eastward to a point
near present Bluefield, Virginia. In 1790, the population of the county was
3,338, which included 190 slaves.
Other counties were then formed from Russell County. In 1793 Lee County was formed. In 1799, , Tazewell County. In 1815 Scott County was formed from a portion of Russell and Lee
Counties. In 1855
Wise County was formed and in 1858 Buchanan
County was formed. In 1880, Dickenson County was formed from a portion of
Wise and Buchanan Counties. By 1858, Russell
County had been reduced to an area of 483 square miles or 309,120 acres. The
crest of Clinch Mountain is currently the southern border. Sandy Ridge is the
northern. Clinch River meanders down near the center of the county from Mill
Creek at the Tazwell County line to St. Paul in Wise County. |
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Source: Wikipedia |
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GEN TOOL-KIT
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COUNTY RECORDS Russell County Clerk of
the Circuit Court has Marriage
Records from 1853 , Land
Records from 1768 ,
Probate
Records from 1803 and
Court
Records from 1786 and is located at the County Courthouse
on P. O. Box 435, Main Street, Lebanon, VA 24266-0435; 276/889-8023, Fax:
276/889-8003 . The first marriage register and all loose files were
lost in a fire in the clerk's office in 1872. There are a
few online databases for Court, Land and Probate Records which include: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records,
1639-1850, Virginia County
Records, Volume VI, Volume VII and Volume IX. |
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Source: Family
History 101 States |
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HISTORICAL / GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY(s) |
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COUNTY LIBRARY |
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Russell County Public Library.
( Lebanon, VA United States) [web site ] [online catalog] Honaker Community Library.
( Honaker, VA United States) |
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HISTORICAL PLACES |
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SURNAMES
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The
following are names of persons, found within our databases, as having been either born, married or died in this
location. To find out more about each surname listed above click on the corresponding LINK. |
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Robert Brown |
William Walker |
James Brown |
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ANCESTRAL
GEN-SITES |
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FAMILY HISTORY NOTES(s):
William WALKER (c. 1755-
c.1818) may have been from Russell County. Robert BROWN was born 1772 in what is now
Russell County was then part of Washington County, Virginia. The location of James BROWN’s c. 1746 birth may
have been in that part of “Old” Augusta county that became Washington county
in 1777 and Russell County in 1786. |
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LIST
OF LOCALITIES
The list below will assist
in your research regarding the matching of your ancestors birth, marriage,
death dates and in what locality of this county these events may have
occurred. Source: Wikipedia The red star in the map at the left designates the
location of the seat of government for this county. |
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Towns:
Cleveland; Honaker; Lebanon; St. Paul (part) Unincorporated:
Castlewood; Dante; Rosedale; Willis |
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recommend that you use the following search engine and external
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IMAGE GALLERY
During our research we have collected images and photographs that are of general interest to a variety of localities. Some of them are presented on this website because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional information which may aid in the understanding of our ancestors past lives. |
Russell County Courthouse, Lebanon Virginia |
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If you have any
photographs or other images relating to this ancestral location we would greatly appreciate
hearing from you. Use the following LINK to ascertain whether we have any
images that pertain to this location. |
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Contact Information
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Snail mail: Fred USA |
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Pony Express: Tom |
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