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Russell

Ghost town · Oconee County, South Carolina

Satolah quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Satolah quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Russell is a ghost town in Oconee County, South Carolina. It is one of 6 former communities in Oconee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Russell as a historical populated place on the Satolah topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.9093° N, 83.1727° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSatolah
Elevation1,611 ft
Nearest living townTamassee, SC
Distance to it9.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1243134
Coordinates34.90926, -83.17265

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What's there now

Russell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tamassee, SC (population 67), about 9.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,611 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Russell?

Russell is in Oconee County, South Carolina, at 34.9093, -83.1727.

How many ghost towns are in Oconee County?

Oconee County, South Carolina has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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