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 / 39.48528°N 85.55667°W / 39.48528; -85.55667
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[1]

Moscow is an unincorporated community in Orange Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Moscow was laid out in 1832.[3] The community's name most likely was a transfer from Moscow, in Russia.[4] A post office was established at Moscow in 1827, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[5]

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.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moscow, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 669.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  6. ^ Tribune wire reports (June 4, 2008). "Moscow, Indiana tornado". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 7, 2008.

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