Russell, Colorado

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Coordinates: 37°33′19″N 105°17′16″W / 37.55528°N 105.28778°W / 37.55528; -105.28778
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Not to be confused with Russell Gulch, Colorado.

Russell is an unincorporated community in Costilla County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]

History

A post office called Russell was in operation between 1876 and 1956.[2] The community was named after William Greeneberry Russell, a prospector.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Russell, Colorado
  2. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 44.

37°33′19″N 105°17′16″W / 37.55528°N 105.28778°W / 37.55528; -105.28778


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