La Russell, MO

united states

La Russell is a tiny Missouri community in Jasper County, near the Kansas border about 15 miles northeast of Joplin. Highway 171 provides the main access, connecting to Highway 43 from Joplin and larger routes like Interstate 44 from Springfield. The area features rolling Ozark foothills with mixed farmland and timber. The community maintains its own small post office, a longtime fixture serving this quiet rural corner of southwestern Missouri.