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Russell Township, Macon County, Missouri

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Russell Township is a rural area governed as a township in Macon County, Missouri, United States.

Facts

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  • Area: 36.5 miles
  • Longitude: -92.797901
  • Latitude: 39.8448605
  • Elevation: 259 meters / 850 feet[1]
  • Population: 197 persons (as of year 2013)

Geography

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Russell Township contains the unincorporated community of Hart, Macon County, Missouri.

Russell Township is bordered by:

History

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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

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