Moscow, Indiana | |
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![]() Moscow Covered Bridge, Rush County | |
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.