Russell Springs, Kansas

About Russell Springs

Set in the western part of Kansas, Russell Springs is a tiny community counting 27 people who proudly call it home.

Russell Springs holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.71 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 38 residents per square mile.

📰 Russell Springs News Today

• Howard Gulick Obituary (2025) - Russell Springs, KY - Wilson Funeral Home - Russell Springs Legacy obituary · Oct 9
• Mary C. Marsh Obituary Dove Cremations & Funerals · Oct 4
• Delma Darlene Calvin Hays Post · Jul 11
• Dwight Gayle Mollenkamp Downing & Lahey · Feb 27
• George "Richard" Ausmus Colorado Springs Gazette · Mar 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Russell Springs Unique

• With 27 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in western Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kansas — one of 740 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 23 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Butterfield Trail Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Russell Springs

• Jerusalem Hills · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Russell Springs

🏘️ Nearby Communities