Go to the following link: http://www.segenealogy.com/virginia/va_maps/va_cm.htm It shows county boundaries for every census year. In 1790, Virginia and West Virginia were still one state. You can click from census year to census year to see the changes. Russell County did originally border Tennessee. Some time between 1790 and 1800, that changed. -----Original Message----- From: joycerussell@tds.net To: VARUSSEL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 18 Apr 2005 23:10:28 -0600 Subject: [VARUSSEL] Re: Russell County, Virginia This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Russell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ABC.2ACE/3824.3.1 Message Board Post: Thanks well since Russell county was made from parts of Washington County then yes I guess it historically bordered Tennessee ==== VARUSSEL Mailing List ==== Messages of an inflamatory or abusive manner will not be tolerated on the mailing list. Messages of this type are to be sent in private either to the person they are directed toward or the list owner. Complaints should also be sent to the list owner. Violators of this rule are subject to suspension from the mailing list.

Russell County bordered Tennessee from it's formation in 1786 until 1793 when Lee County was formed from Russell.