Moscow, Texas
Moscow is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas, United States. As of the year 2000, the community had approximately 170 residents.
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Coordinates: 30°54′47.69″N 94°49′30.75″W | |
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County | Polk |
Named for | Moscow, Russia |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 170 |
Time zone | UTC-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
- William P. Hobby, publisher of the Houston Post and the 27th Governor of the U.S. state of Texas from 1917 to 1921.
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References
- 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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