In the early 1800s, Osage from Missouri hunted frequently in the valley where Russellville is located. Louisiana Purchase through Early Statehood
A major business center of the area, it is home to ten divisions of Fortune 500 companies and Arkansas Tech University. The largest town in the county, it is home to Arkansas’s only nuclear power plant, Arkansas Nuclear One.
Russellville is located on Lake Dardanelle, approximately halfway between Little Rock (Pulaski County) and Fort Smith (Sebastian County), and is the seat of Pope County.