Russell County, Ontario
Russell County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.
It was created in 1800 from a portion of Stormont County. It later merged with Prescott County to form Prescott and Russell United Counties.
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
- Cambridge (SE) - Now part of the Nation Township
- Clarence (NE) - Merged with Rockland to become the city of Clarence-Rockland
- Cumberland (NW) - Now part of the city of Ottawa
- Russell (SW) - Still exists
See also
- List of Ontario census divisions
- List of townships in Ontario
External links
- 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
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