Moscow, Minnesota
Appearance
Moscow | |
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Coordinates: 43°42′26″N 93°05′54″W / 43.70722°N 93.09833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Freeborn |
Elevation | 1,214 ft (370 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 507 |
GNIS feature ID | 654836[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
- ^ a b "Moscow, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 202.
- ^ "Freeborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 June 2015.