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Moscow, Indiana
Moscow Covered Bridge, Rush County
Moscow Covered Bridge, Rush County
Moscow, Indiana is located in Indiana
Moscow, Indiana
Moscow, Indiana
Location in Indiana
Moscow, Indiana is located in the United States
Moscow, Indiana
Moscow, Indiana
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Indiana
County Rush
Township Orange
Elevation
889 ft (271 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46156
Area code(s) 765
FIPS code 18-51228
GNIS feature ID 439481

Moscow is an unincorporated community in Orange Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Moscow was laid out in 1832. The community's name most likely was a transfer from Moscow, 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 over the Big Flatrock river.

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