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Russell, Kansas Map Art
A new map of Russell, Kansas, made in 2026 and printed to order on thick archival matte paper.
12" x 18" Archival Matte Print
A Map of Home. A Work of Art.
Explore Russell, Kansas from a whole new perspective. Created using aerial imagery and detailed geographic data, this map captures Russell building by building, with labeled streets, familiar landmarks, and shaded topographical relief that highlights the natural contours of the landscape.
Combining modern data with the timeless character of a vintage atlas, this map is just as interesting up close as it is beautiful on the wall. Whether you grew up in Russell, spent memorable years there, or call it home today, this unique map is a great way to celebrate a place that means something to you. Zoom in on the preview to look for your street, and then order a print to put your memories on the wall.
Three ways to hang it
Unframed archival matte, a black wood frame or a white wood frame.
Up close
Geography Worth Displaying
This map was created using accurate cartographic data and authoritative geographic sources, including the U.S. Geological Survey and the Census Bureau. The map brings together terrain, waterways, roads, and building detail. The majority of the streets are labeled, houses are accurately depicted, and the topography is derived from government sources. Combining local data with carefully composed color and shading leads to this beautifully detailed Russell artwork for your wall.
Rather than simply showing street outlines, weβve included as many of the street names as we could reasonably fit on the map while keeping their names legible. Zoom in on the high resolution preview to see exactly whatβs on the map. We truly set out to create a statement piece for anyone who loves Russell. So whether itβs for you, or a gift for someone you love, we hope this map of Russell brings back fond memories.
Read the story behind this map of Russell, Kansas from 2026.
About Russell, Kansas
Russell is a city of 4,401 people and the seat of Russell County, in the Smoky Hills of north-central Kansas. The Butterfield Overland Despatch kept a short-lived stage stop called Fossil Creek Station near here in 1865, and two years later the Kansas Pacific Railway built its own Fossil station just to the north. On April 19, 1871, a colony of Wisconsin settlers, organized at Ripon as the Northwestern Colony Association, arrived at Fossil Station.
The colony's trustees first looked for a site about five miles east, closer to the middle of the county, hoping to win the county seat. They dug and bored there without finding water, so they came back. The railroad gave them one quarter section, and because their rules required at least 320 acres, trustee chairman Benjamin Pratt bought the quarter just south of it. Surveyors laid out Russell that April and May, and by the end of 1871 about 200 people lived in the new town.
“In December, 1871, the first hotel in town was opened, by Stillman Mann, in a small frame building which he had erected on the corner of Main and Ninth streets.”
- The first house and storeH. W. Tustin and Stillman Mann put up the first house on the townsite, a 16x16 foot shanty that held both families and fed colonists who slept in the railroad cars. Tustin bought a small shanty store by the tracks that had supplied railroad employees, added the goods he had brought, and opened Russell's first store. Some colonists had carried ready-made houses with them, so the place soon looked like a village.
- County seat since 1874Russell was named the provisional county seat in 1872, but it had to fight Bunker Hill for two years before winning the seat for good in 1874. With no proper courthouse, the county commissioners bought H. C. Waterman's large frame building at Main and Seventh, turned its ground floor into county offices and held court in the hall upstairs.
- A blacksmith's stone houseNicholas Gernon, a blacksmith and one of Russell's original settlers, built a limestone house in 1872 that also served as his smithy. The Russell County Historical Society restored it as an example of the town's early stone homes, and the Nicholas Gernon House joined the National Register in 2022.
- Volga Germans and oilBeginning in 1876, Volga Germans, most of them from around Saratov and Samara in Russia, settled in and around Russell. The county's first discovery oil well was drilled west of town in 1923, and the boom that followed lasted through the 1930s, drawing newcomers from Oklahoma and Texas. Oil has been part of the local economy ever since.
- Bob Dole's hometownBob Dole was born and raised in Russell and kept it as his official home throughout his political career. In the mid-1990s, when he and fellow U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, who also counted Russell as his hometown, both ran for president, the town drew national attention.
Find your street
Names on the Russell map
Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.
Places and landmarks1
- Memorial Park
Streets and roads114
- East Wichita Avenue
- North Fossil Street
- South Fossil Street
- North Van Houten Street
- West Wichita Avenue
- 184th Street
- West 15th Street
- East 15th Street
- North Main Street
- South Main Street
- South Front Street
- East Edward Avenue
- North Front Street
- 15th Saint Road
- East Access Road
- East Eighth Street
- East Twelfth Street
- East Second Street
- West 17th Street
- South Lincoln Street
- West 14th Street
- North Lincoln Street
- State Street
- North Maple Street
- North Kansas Street
- North Elm Street
- North Copeland Street
- North Brooks Street
- North Ash Street
- East Seventh Street
Show all 114 streets
- East Third Street
- East Fifth Street
- East Wisconsin Street
- East Fourth Street
- North Seitz Street
- Homer Road
- West Wisconsin Street
- West Dorrance Street
- South Windsor Street
- North Saint John Street
- East First Street
- North Grant Street
- East 14th Street
- Balta Road
- North Culp Street
- 187th Street
- South Kansas Street
- South Ash Street
- Amber Drive
- North Ober Street
- South Van Houten Street
- 186th Boulevard
- West 16th Street
- West Seventh Street
- West First Street
- West Twelfth Street
- Airport Terrace
- West Jewell Street
- West Tenth Street
- East Sunset Avenue
- Oakdale Avenue
- South Small Street
- East Margaret Avenue
- North Kilian Street
- Stephanie Street
- East 13th Street
- East Ninth Street
- East Dorrance Street
- South Elm Street
- South Maple Street
- West Eleventh Street
- West 13th Street
- Parkside Avenue
- Terrace Drive
- East 18th Street
- North Krug Street
- Merceda Street
- East Witt Avenue
- West Eighth Street
- Holland Street
- South Culp Street
- Amy Avenue
- Jay Street
- Court
- Small Street
- North Franklin Street
- West Fourth Street
- West Fifth Street
- West Third Street
- East Luray Street
- Cindy Drive
- Eves Drive
- East Carter Avenue
- East Eleventh Street
- Hartman Street
- Barton Street
- West Iron Street
- Bruce Avenue
- Cecil Avenue
- Barbara Avenue
- Windsor Trailer Court
- Iron Street
- West Ninth Street
- Pine Street
- Fairway Drive
- Saint Ann Road
- Gentian Road
- North Karst Street
- Lucas Street
- West Second Street
- Airport Hangar Street
- West Access Road
- Renae Street
- Nenah Avenue
Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.
The art of mapping a place
How This Map Was Made
Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.
The view from above
Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.
The shape of the land
Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.
The details of home
Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.
Geography becomes art
Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.
Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.
The Details
About This Print
Choose an archival matte print, or a black or white Ayous wood frame. The archival matte print is unframed.
Select your size and finish above to see the matching product image and price.
Materials & Craftsmanship
A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.
Your printed map does not include the watermark shown in the full-map preview.
Shipping & Delivery
Free shipping within the United States. Every print is made to order in the USA.
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Prints ship within 2 to 3 business days. Allow 7 to 10 days total from ordering for delivery. Timing may vary during holidays or periods of high order volume.
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Returns and damaged prints
Each print is made to order. Change-of-mind refunds are not available after production.
If your print arrives damaged, misprinted or incorrect, contact support@knowol.com within 30 days of receiving it. Include your order number, photos and a description of the issue.
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