Moscow is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Orange Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

History

Moscow was laid out in 1832. The community's name most likely was a transfer from

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, in Russia. A post office was established at Moscow in 1827, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. The town was struck on June 3, 2008, by an EF3 tornado which destroyed its landmark 19th-century

Moscow Covered Bridge The Moscow Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located at Moscow, Indiana, a small unincorporated town in Rush County, Indiana. It is of Burr Arch construction, 334 feet (102 m) long in two spans over Big Flat Rock River in It is the th ...

over the Big Flatrock river.

Geography

Moscow is located at .

References

External links

Moscow, Indiana Covered Bridge website
Unincorporated communities in Rush County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{RushCountyIN-geo-stub