Moscow, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
32°42′36″N 88°48′0″W / 32.71000°N 88.80000°W / 32.71000; -88.80000CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyKemperElevation
509 ft (155 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID673861[1]

Moscow is an unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi. It lies along State Highway 493 southwest of the city of De Kalb, the county seat of Kemper County.[2] Its elevation is 509 feet (155 m).[1] A post office operated under the name Moscow from 1871 to 1922.[3] In 1900, Moscow's population was 30.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Moscow, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 56.
  3. ^ "Kemper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  4. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 282.
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