Moscow, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
43°42′26″N 93°05′54″W / 43.70722°N 93.09833°W / 43.70722; -93.09833CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyFreebornElevation
1,214 ft (370 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code507GNIS feature ID654836[1]

Moscow is an unincorporated community in Freeborn County. Minnesota, United States.[1]

History

Moscow was platted in 1857, and named after Moscow, in Russia.[2] A post office was established at Moscow in 1859, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Moscow, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 202.
  3. ^ "Freeborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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