Moscow is an unincorporated community in Freeborn County. Minnesota, United States.[1]
Moscow | |
|---|---|
  Moscow  Moscow | |
| 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] |
History
editMoscow 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
edit- ^ 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 June 4, 2015.