New Moscow, Ohio

"New Moscow" redirects here. For the inhabited localities in Russia, see Novaya Moskva. For the former Russian colony in present-day Djibouti, see Sagallo.

New Moscow is an unincorporated community in Virginia Township of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.[1]

History

New Moscow had a start when a store was established there.[2] The community was laid out in 1835.[3] A post office called New Moscow opened in 1851, and remained in operation until 1905.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Moscow, Ohio
  2. Bahmer, William J. (1909). Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 74.
  3. Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. p. 614.
  4. "Coshocton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

Coordinates: 40°12′38″N 81°58′18″W / 40.21056°N 81.97167°W / 40.21056; -81.97167


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