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is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7,149 at the 2000 census. It is named for General William Russell, a Revolutionary War soldier and frontier leader.
Between the first settlers about 1790 and the town's incorporation in 1798, Russellville was called Cook's Station, Logan Court House, Rogues’ Harbour, and Big Boiling Spring. Settlers chose the name Russellville to honor general William Russell of the American Revolutionary War. It is the county seat of Logan County, one of Kentucky's original counties. Several homes in the downtown area are on the historic register.
During the Civil War, Confederate sympathizers met in the city in the Russellville Convention, to create a Confederate government in Kentucky. The state did not officially secede, but this group tried to run an alternate government and was recognized by the Confederacy.
Before Jesse James joined his gang, its early members robbed the Southern Deposit Bank in Russellville on March 20, 1868. A bank on Russellville's city square has a large mural in the lobby depicting the robbery. The town arranges a reenactment of the robbery (a play on horseback) during the Tobacco and Heritage Festival.