Moscow, Lamar County, Alabama Explained

Official Name:	Moscow, Alabama
Pushpin Map:	Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:	Moscow
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Alabama
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Lamar
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	413
Coordinates:	33.8697°N -88.1028°W
Area Code:	205, 659
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	123100

Moscow is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Alabama, United States, located southeast of Sulligent.

History

A post office operated under the name Moscow from 1826 to 1923.^[1]

Notable people

• John H. Bankhead, U.S. Senator from 1907 to 1920.^[2]
• John H. Bankhead II, United States Senator from 1931 to 1946. Son of John Bankhead.^[2]
• William B. Bankhead, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1940. Served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lamar County . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 April 2021.
2. Book: United States. Congress. United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Printing. Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States from the First to the Eightieth Congress, March 4, 1789 to January 3, 1949, Inclusive. 1950. U.S. Government Printing Office. 811.