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 and named for Peter Russell, former Administrator for Upper Canada.

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

See also

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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