Russell County was established in 1832, with its name given in the honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell. It has Phoenix City as the county seat and the largest city, with a population of over 52Ks of people. Being a part of Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area, the county includes over 19K households and 13K families. Russell County is a habitat of White, Black or African American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Latino and Hispanic that forms the racial integrity of the land.

Russell County Records play an important role in searching valuable information and clues and establishing the genealogy tree. The county index has immense database that can be achieved with minimum effort on your part. The massive compilation of records implicates birth and death certificate records, marriage and divorce decree, adoption, civil court, public census, military and service index, will and probate report, civil war, world war 1 & 2 enlistment. So, start your research and get the result within a short while.