Palmer Divide Research

Russell Homestead

Ranches and homesteadsHistoric or vanishedEl Paso County

What we know

John and Honora Russell settled here in 1864; their two-story frame house of 1880 stands with Table Rock behind it. They (1837-1888; 1841-1887) are buried in Table Rock Cemetery (PPLD records of survey B12, B13; the 1987 Black Forest Preservation Plan's Map 2 No. 8).

Where it was

19750 Campbell Road, on East Cherry Creek (PPLD records of survey photos B12), El Paso County address point (county locator, 2026-10-05).

A street address, located with the county's address points.

See it on the map

Sources

Sources are named in the text above. Numbers such as S-0080 refer to our source list. Most newspaper quotations were read in the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. Long quotations from recent books are shortened here.

Know more about Russell Homestead?

Corrections, family stories, photographs, deeds, letters and maps are all welcome. Messages and files come to Michael Christensen privately; nothing appears on the site until it has been checked, and you'll be credited the way you ask.