Situated in Cole County, the city of Russellville, Missouri. Surrounding communities include Corticelli, Enon, and Lohman. Jefferson City is just over nineteen miles to the northeast. The community began as a stopping point for people who were initially planning on passing through. Lamon Short and Enoch Enloue, Sr. were traveling from central Tennessee to Henry County, Missouri in 1831 when a wagon wheel broke on one of their wagons. While stopped, Short found a spring and a bee tree, and noted that the area had good soil and large oak trees, as well as game. It was late spring, so they put in some crops. Soon other families arrived from Tennessee, settling in Cole and Moniteau counties. While others were there first, the resulting town was named for Buckner Russell, who may have been a land promoter and store keeper. By 1838, most of the available land in the area had been taken, and the town was platted. The Lebanon branch of the Missouri Pacific Railroad came through in 1881, and Russellville was incorporated in 1895.
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Headquartered in Russellville, Missouri, the public school system offers a PK-12th grade curriculum through a high school campus and a K-8th grade campus, each of which are highlighted here, including a district calendar, faculty and staff contacts, and an overview of its athletics programs.
http://www.cole.k12.mo.us/
The history of the Community Point Bank goes back to the Farmers and Merchants Bank of the late 1920, which closed for a time during the Great Depression, then reopened as the Community Bank of Russellville in 1934, before adopting its current name in 2012. Its personal banking services and other products are posted, including online services.
http://ourcpb.com/
In business since 1988, the Russellville, Missouri company offers a powder coating dry finishing process, as well as a full service media blasting facility, able to remove materials from nearly any substrate. An overview of its services and capabilities, its location, and contacts are posted to the site.
http://www.propowder.org/
Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce
Made up of business owners and others in the Russellville, Missouri region, the Chamber offers a number of benefits and services to its members and the larger community. Member benefits and policies are discussed, and a meeting schedule, calendar of events, and a business directory are provided.
http://www.russellvillechamber.org/
Organized in 1903, the Russellville congregation is a member of the Missouri Baptist Convention. Directions, leadership contacts, office hours, a weekly service and program schedule, and a calendar of events are posted, along with a history of the church.
http://www.russellvillebaptist.com/
Established in 1838, the city is in Cole County, less than twenty miles from Jefferson City. The official municipal web site offers a history and profile of the city and a guide to its schools, churches, businesses, and utilities. Contacts for city officials are included.
http://www.russellvillemo.com/
Offering more than 2,700 square feet of multi-functional open space, and seating room for about two hundred for banquets, receptions and other events, the facility if located in the farm lands of Cole County, near Russellville, Missouri. An overview of the facility is presented, and a client login is available.
http://www.redbarnmissouri.com/
Established in 1986, the business is still in the hands of family members. Its history and a profile of the facilities are featured, with information about pre-planning, its merchandise, grief and healing services, and other resources, as well as office hours and contacts. Obituaries are published to the site.
http://www.weberfuneralhome.net/
