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Russell County KSGenWeb is a free genealogical site about the history of the Kansas county. It is a member of KSGenWeb, which is a member of USGenWeb®. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of Russell County ancestors.

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County Coordinator: Norma Hass normahass01@gmail.com

COUNTY FORMATION

In 1868 the legislature defined the boundaries. In 1872, the county was reorganized and named in memory of Alva P. Russell, Captain Company K, 2nd Kansas Cavalry, who died December 12, 1862, in a field hospital near Prairie Grove, Arkansas, of wounds received in battle December 6, 1862, at Prairie Grove.

Russell is the County Seat.