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History · Russellville

Russellville’s post office opened in 1907

Most of Russellville was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973.

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How Russellville began

When was Russellville founded?

1907

The Russellville post office opened in 1907, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 380119 years
Founding year: the first Russellville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Russellville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Russellville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Russellville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Russellville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. Its population was 488 as of the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1907. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 488 to 380 (-22%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Russellville

Nobody well known was born in Russellville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Chris RockAmerican comedian, actor and filmmaker · b. 1965
Joseph L. GoldsteinAmerican biochemist · b. 1940
Madelyn ClineAmerican actress · b. 1997
Chuck EidsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1980
Brett GardnerAmerican baseball player · b. 1983
Jonathan AmonAmerican soccer player · b. 1999
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Russellville’s post office has been open since 1907.

Gone or out of use
Russellville Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Russellville
Russellville

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Russellville’s history

What year was Russellville founded?

The Russellville post office opened in 1907, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.