Moscow, Mississippi | |
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  Moscow Location in Mississippi and the United States  Moscow Moscow (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°42′36″N 88°48′0″W / 32.71000°N 88.80000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Kemper |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 673861[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]
- ^ a b "Moscow, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 56.
- ^ "Kemper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ 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.