Russell, Mississippi

Russell, Mississippi
Norfolk Southern Railway crossing and Russell Baptist Church in Russell
Russell
Russell
Coordinates: 32°24′41″N 88°35′38″W / 32.41139°N 88.59389°W / 32.41139; -88.59389
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLauderdale
Elevation
420 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39301
Area code601
GNIS feature ID676963[1]

Russell is an unincorporated community located in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Russell is 7 miles (11 km) east-northeast of Meridian and approximately 5.1 miles (8.2 km) west-southwest of Toomsuba on U.S. Route 80 and is part of Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. A post office operated under the name Russell from 1867 to 1976.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Russell, Mississippi
  2. ^ "Lauderdale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 11, 2022.