Russellville, West Virginia

Russellville, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Russellville is located in West Virginia
Russellville
Russellville
Russellville is located in the United States
Russellville
Russellville
Coordinates: 38°04′35″N 80°53′32″W / 38.07639°N 80.89222°W / 38.07639; -80.89222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,903 ft (580 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1546192[1]

Russellville is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Russellville is located along West Virginia Route 41, 14.5 miles (23.3 km) south of Summersville.

The community derives its name from an early postmaster named Russell.[2]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 544.