Moscow, Indiana | |
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 Moscow Covered Bridge, Rush County | |
  Moscow  Moscow | |
| Coordinates: 39°29′07″N85°33′24″W / 39.48528°N 85.55667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Rush |
| Township | Orange |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46156 |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-51228 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 439481 [1] |
Moscow is an unincorporated community in Orange Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
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]
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...probably named for the Russian city.
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