Russell Township, Macon County, Missouri

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".