Official Name: | Moscow |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Moscow |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Freeborn |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1214 |
Coordinates: | 43.7072°N -93.0983°W |
Area Code: | 507 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 654836 |
Moscow is an unincorporated community in Freeborn County. Minnesota, United States.
Moscow was platted in 1857, and named after Moscow, in Russia.[1] A post office was established at Moscow in 1859, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[2]
. Warren Upham. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 202.