Moscow, Texas

Moscow is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas, United States. As of the year 2000, the community had approximately 170 residents.

Moscow
Moscow
Location within the state of Texas
Moscow
Moscow (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°54′47.69″N 94°49′30.75″W
Country United States
State Texas
CountyPolk
Named forMoscow, Russia
Population
 (2000)
  Total170
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Geography

Moscow is at the junction of U.S. Highway 59 and Farm to Market Road 350, ninety miles north of Houston in central Polk County.

History

The community was named for the distant city of Moscow, Russia, after postal authorities refused to accept the townspeople's first choice, there being another post office in the state with a similar name Greensboro, after the founder David Green.[1]

Moscow was a flourishing town at one time with saloons, hotels and mule-drawn street cars.

Education

Moscow is served by Corrigan-Camden Independent School District.

Notable people

References

  1. Ryan Jack (Sep 16, 1956). "What's in a (Town's) Name?". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 28. Retrieved 20 May 2015.


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