Moscow, Indiana

Moscow is an unincorporated community in Orange Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Moscow, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Moscow Covered Bridge, Rush County
Moscow Covered Bridge, Rush County
Moscow is located in Indiana
Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is located in the United States
Moscow
Moscow
Coordinates: 39°29′07″N 85°33′24″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRush
TownshipOrange
Elevation
[1]
889 ft (271 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46156
Area code765
FIPS code18-51228[2]
GNIS feature ID439481

History

Moscow was laid out in 1832.[4] The community's name most likely was a transfer from Moscow, in Russia.[5] A post office was established at Moscow in 1827, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[6]

The town was struck on June 3, 2008, by an EF3 tornado which destroyed its landmark 19th-century Moscow Covered Bridge over the Big Flatrock river.[7]

Geography

Moscow is located at 39°29′07″N 85°33′24″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Moscow, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  4. History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 669.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...probably named for the Russian city.
  6. "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  7. Tribune wire reports (June 4, 2008). "Moscow, Indiana tornado". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 7, 2008.


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