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The city is set among small hills in the valley of the Town Branch, a north-flowing tributary of the Mud River and part of the Green River watershed flowing to the Ohio River. Russellville is served by U.S. Routes 68, 79 and 431. The nearest limited-access highway is the Natcher Parkway , 24 miles (39 km) to the northeast.
In late 1907 and early 1908, hundreds of Night Riders conducted raids against tobacco warehouses in some Kentucky towns. They struck Russellville on January 3, 1908, taking over the city and dynamiting two tobacco factories. [10]
If all cities had been reclassified in the pre-2015 scheme according to actual population, about one-third of classifications would have changed. [5] In particular, Lexington would have been classified as a first-class (Class 1) city. Although basic city classification changed in 2015, the old classifications will remain relevant for some time.
U.S. Route 431 passes through the community, leading north 18 miles (29 km) to Central City and south the same distance to Russellville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the Dunmor CDP has a total area of 2.61 square miles (6.8 km 2 ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2 ), or 0.54%, are water.
The largest city in Kentucky, Louisville, is a consolidated local government under KRS 67C. When the Louisville Metro government was formed, all incorporated cities in Jefferson County, apart from Louisville, retained their status as cities; however, the Louisville Metro Council is the main government for the entire county, and is elected by ...
US 431's original alignment in the city of Russellville became Kentucky Route 3519 in the mid-2000s, when the main US 431 alignment was rerouted onto the Russellville Bypass on the west side of town. As of mid-2010, Frederica Street in Owensboro no longer carries the US 431 designation into downtown Owensboro as KY 2831 is assigned onto that ...
Town Square at the junction of U.S. Routes 68 and 431 36°50′42″N 86°53′15″W / 36.845°N 86.8875°W / 36.845; -86.8875 ( Confederate Monument in Russellville Russellville
Russell County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,991. [1] Its county seat is Jamestown and its largest city is Russell Springs. [2]