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Russellville, Ohio

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45168. The Survey maps it on the Russellville quadrangle. 542 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 961 feet above sea level.

Russellville within Brown County

Population over time

2 figures

Russellville fell from 561 to 542 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010561
2020542-19 (-3%)

Then and now

1928 to 1991

The same ground, surveyed 63 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Russellville, surveyed 1991
Topographic sheet of Russellville, surveyed 1928

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

In the county-history sources

16,467 words on this township

The History of Brown County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County ... General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Brown County; Constitution of the United States .., published 1883 names this settlement in its chapter on Jefferson Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

Russellville Lodge , No. 166, A., F. & A. M. , was chartered on the 27th day of September, 1848, and, with the exception of a short time during the war of the rebellion, it has always been in a prosperous condition. It has had a representation at every communication of the Grand body of the State since receiving its charter. The charter members were P. L. Wilson, Lambert Nowland, Louis Fridley, Wilshire Womax, Reason Fowler, Charles McClain, J. J. Green, William McColgin and others. Its present officers are: A. M. Williamson, W. M. ; S. A. Myers, S. W. ; C. B. Evans, J. W. ; W. P. Williams, Secretary; Johnson Miller. Treasurer; T. N. Salisbury, S. B. ; James Johnson, J.

Passage source: The History of Brown County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County ... General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Brown County; Constitution of the United States .., published 1883.

The first fair in Brown County was held in Russellville in October, 1852, on a small lot adjoining the lot on which the Bisciple Church now stands. The officers were: Alex Campbell, President; John Glaze, Secretary; Samuel Glaze, Treasurer. The Board of Birectors were: John Williamson, of Jefferson Township; George Snedaker, of Union Township; Samuel Kerr, of Byrd Township; Absalom King, of Pleasant Township. The ring in which the stock was exhibited was made by encircling a small piece of ground with a strong rope, which was made fast to stakes driven deep into the ground. The display of vegetables, machinery and mechanical manufactures, etc., was made in the Presbyterian Church, which stood adjacent to the grounds in which the stock was shown.

Passage source: The History of Brown County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County ... General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Brown County; Constitution of the United States .., published 1883.

The premiums paid were small, but they acted as a strong incentive to the people to make the fair a success. The next fair was held at Russellville, in October, 1853, in the lot now occupied by the steam flouring mills. This was the last Russellville fair. Since that time, they have been held at Georgetown.

Passage source: The History of Brown County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County ... General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Brown County; Constitution of the United States .., published 1883.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Jefferson Township - it names this place 8 more 8 times.

Fires near this place

12 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Russellville between 2003 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Debris and open burning5
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources16070
6 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources16069
13 August 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources16068
28 July 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources16067
23 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources16066
10 June 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources16061
17 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources16060
16 April 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources16058

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Brown County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 358 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 358 specimens collected within 10 miles of Russellville between 1885 and 1974: 273 Animalia, 75 Fungi, 10 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A JOHN, A. Braun, ANSEL JOHN and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Hirneola auricularis (Gray) DonkHirneola auricularis (Gray) Donk1903Blickle, A.H.Brown County, Ohio
Specimen of Caloptilia speciosella (Braun, 1939)Caloptilia speciosella (Braun, 1939)1929A. Braun[Not Stated]
A photograph of the species Valsa ludibunda, not of this specimenValsa ludibunda Sacc.1885Rev. C. H. Demetrio(a) Missouri, (b) Newfield, N. J.
A photograph of the species Equisetum hyemale, not of this specimenEquisetum hyemale L.1897Kreke, Fr. M.Arnheim
Cercospora circumscissa Sacc.1899Patterson Flora W.Ripley
A photograph of the species Cercospora sordida, not of this specimenCercospora sordida Sacc.1899King H. B.Ripley
A photograph of the species Cercosporina apii, not of this specimenCercosporina apii (Fresen.) Miura1899Patterson Flora W.Ripley
Microsphaera alni (DC.) G.Winter1899Patterson Flora W.Ripley
Microsphaera peckii U.Braun1899Patterson F. W.Ripley
A photograph of the species Microsphaera ravenelii, not of this specimenMicrosphaera ravenelii Berk.1899Patterson Flora W.Ripley
A photograph of the species Polyporus hirsutus, not of this specimenPolyporus hirsutus (Wulfen) Fr.1899Patterson F. W.Ripley
A photograph of the species Uromyces phaseoli, not of this specimenUromyces phaseoli G.Winter1899Patterson F. W.Ripley

All 358 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Storms near this place

12 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Russellville in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2023Thunderstorm WindRussellville$10,000A few trees and wires were downed in the Russellville area.
December 2013Thunderstorm WindRussellville$10,000Trees and power lines were downed in Russellville, Ripley, and Aberdeen due to thunderstorm winds.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindRussellville$5,000Trees and power lines were knocked down.
November 2005Tornado (F0)Russellville$5,000A weak tornado breifly touched down in a field near Russellville with some trees downed.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindRussellville$5,000no account filed
August 2017Thunderstorm WindRussellville$2,000Trees and power lines were knocked down.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindRussellville$1,000A tree was downed along Russellville-Winchester Road.
July 2008HailRussellville$1,000no account filed
July 2016FloodRussellville-Water was reported covering part of US Route 62 near Russellville.
April 2011HailRussellville-no account filed
March 2011Thunderstorm WindRussellville-no account filed
November 2002HailRussellville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Brown County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Ash Ridge3.2 miles11
Redoak4.1 miles11
East Wahlsburg4.9 miles11
Arnheim5.1 miles11
Hillman (historical)5.2 miles11
Decatur5.6 miles9
Georgetown6.2 miles12
West Arnheim6.5 miles11

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on RussellvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2673093The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065263. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.