{"id":4188,"date":"2023-06-16T13:50:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T13:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4188"},"modified":"2026-08-11T21:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:32:50","slug":"russell-county-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/russell-county-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell County, Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russell County is a county in Kentucky, United States, about 90 miles south of Lexington on the
\nshore of Lake Cumberland. It had a population of 17,991 at the 2020 census, an estimated 18,608
\nby 2025, and covers 254 square miles (660 km2) of land centred near 36\u00b059\u2032N 85\u00b004\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Jamestown is the county seat; its postal code is 42629. Russell Springs is the county’s
\nlargest city, with its own postal code, 42642. The county holds 2 incorporated cities and about
\n20 unincorporated communities, and it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is 21207.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Russell County<\/h2>\n

Russell County has 22 named places on record: 2 incorporated cities and roughly 20
\nunincorporated communities and crossroads with no local government of their own. Kentucky has no
\ncivil townships, so this list has no Township column. Unincorp. covers hamlets, crossroads and
\nrural communities with no formal boundary.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Russell Springs<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n2,715<\/td>\n42642<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jamestown<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n1,867<\/td>\n42629<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bryan<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creelsboro<\/td>\nUnincorp. · ghost town<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eli<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Esto<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fonthill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Freedom<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helm<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Horntown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Humble<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jabez<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Karlus<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Olga<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Olga<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ono<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ribbon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rowena<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Royville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sano<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sewellton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vinnie<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whittle<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Creelsboro, on the Cumberland River in the county’s southwest corner, is a ghost town today
\n— once a river landing and shipping point, it emptied out after Wolf Creek Dam raised the
\nwater level downstream. Crocus, another old community sometimes listed for Russell County, sits
\nmostly across the line in Adair County and is not included here.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n