
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Russell County, Kentucky.
Official Website
The county was formed on December 14, 1825 and is named for William Russell, a Kentucky politician.
In 2015, the cities of Jamestown and Russell Springs became two of the first gigabit internet communities in Kentucky with the completion of a state-of-the-art optical fiber network by the local telephone cooperative.
Wolf Creek Dam is located in southern Russell County. The dam impounds Cumberland River to form Lake Cumberland, a major tourism attraction for the county. Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery is also located in Russell County just below the dam.
Adjacent Counties
Communities
- Creelsboro
- Jamestown (County Seat)
- Russell Springs
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