Moscow, Texas
Moscow | |
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  Moscow Location within the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°54′47.69″N 94°49′30.75″W / 30.9132472°N 94.8252083°WCoordinates: 30°54′47.69″N 94°49′30.75″W / 30.9132472°N 94.8252083°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Polk |
| Named for | Moscow, Russia |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 170 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Moscow is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas, United States. As of the year 2000, the community had approximately 170 residents.
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[]
- William P. Hobby, publisher of the Houston Post and the 27th Governor of the U.S. state of Texas from 1917 to 1921.
References[]
- ^ Ryan Jack (Sep 16, 1956). "What's in a (Town's) Name?". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 28. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
External links[]
- Moscow, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
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