Moscow, Minnesota

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Coordinates: 43°42′26″N93°05′54″W / 43.70722°N 93.09833°W / 43.70722; -93.09833 Coordinates: 43°42′26″N93°05′54″W / 43.70722°N 93.09833°W / 43.70722; -93.09833
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(s) 507
GNIS feature ID654836 [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

  1. 1 2 "Moscow, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  202.
  3. "Freeborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 June 2015.

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