Russell County, Ontario

Russell County is known as a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.

It was created in 1800 from a portion of Stormont County. In 1820, the county was united with Prescott County to form United Counties of Prescott and Russell which is still an upper-tier municipality

The county's Cumberland Township became part of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton in 1969, and is now part of the single-tier city of Ottawa.

Historic townships

Cambridge (SE) - Now part of The Nation Municipality
Clarence (NE) - Merged with Rockland to become the city of Clarence-Rockland
Cumberland (NW) - Now part of the City of Ottawa
Russell Township (SW) - Existing lower-tier municipality.

See also

External links

1951 map of Russell County

Bibliography

Small, Darell (1980), Dale's Cemetery, Russell County, Cumberland Township, Ottawa, Ontario: Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society
Sutherland, James (1866), Ottawa city and counties of Carleton and Russell directory 1866-7., Ottawa, Ontario: Hunter, Rose & Company

45°25′N 75°10′W / 45.417°N 75.167°W / 45.417; -75.167

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