Russell County, Virginia

Founding: 1786
Parent county: Washington

Namesake: William Russell, Continental Army officer
Seat: Dickensonville (1786–1818); Lebanon (1818–)

Land area: 474 square miles

Population (2020): 25,781

Population (historic): 3,338 (1790); 7,878 (1840); 11,103 (1870); 18,031 (1900); 25,957 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1810; 1820–1850; 1860–1920; 1930–1950; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: Four towns; two CDPs

National Register listings: 11

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,432 (10.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 32%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $994
Average outbuilding value (1930): $405
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,557
Average farm size (1920): 76.9 acres
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Lebanon

Namesake: Uncertain—likely the country of Lebanon

Founding: 1816 (platting); 1818 (post office); 1819 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,159

Population (historic): 264 (1860); 244 (1880); 325 (1900); 560 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1870–1990; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 75 (4.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Elk Garden School (1916). 52 Hayter's Gap Road. Classical Revival.
2. *Ellenbrook / William Stuart House (1855–1858). 700 Hayter's Gap Road. Italianate.
3. *Jessee Farm (c. 1890). 2546 Jessee's Mill Road. Italianate.
4. *Stuart Chapel (c. 1880). 6229 Moccasin Valley Road.
5. *Carter Hill / Lampkin–Bird House (1921–1922). 4211 State Route 71. Classical Revival.
6. *Gardner Farm (c. 1890). 7770 State Route 71. Eastlake.
7. *Smithfield / John Smith Farm (1848–1850). 16331 US Highway 19. Greek Revival.
8. *Old Russell County Courthouse / Dickenson House (1799/1820s). 24071 US Highway 58. Federal.