Moscow, Texas
Encyclopedia
Moscow is an unincorporated community
in Polk County, Texas
, United States
. As of the year 2000, the community had approximately 170 residents.
and Farm Road 350, ninety miles north of Houston in central Polk County. Originally called Green's, the name was changed to Moscow in 1853 after postal authorities rejected the proposed name of Greenville.
It is the birthplace of former Governor of Texas
William P. Hobby
.
It is said that gunfighter John Wesley Hardin lived in Moscow for a while.
Moscow was a flourishing town at one time with saloons, hotels and mule-drawn street cars.
Moscow has one of the most unique and memorable post offices in the Southern United States.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Polk County, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the year 2000, the community had approximately 170 residents.
General information
Moscow is at the junction of U.S. Highway 59U.S. Route 59
U.S. Route 59 is a north–south United States highway . A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, U.S. 59 is now a border-to-border route, Part of NAFTA Corridor Highway System. It parallels U.S. Route 75 for nearly its entire route, never much more than away, until it veers southwest...
and Farm Road 350, ninety miles north of Houston in central Polk County. Originally called Green's, the name was changed to Moscow in 1853 after postal authorities rejected the proposed name of Greenville.
It is the birthplace of former Governor of Texas
Governor of Texas
The governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Texas Legislature, and to convene the legislature...
William P. Hobby
William P. Hobby
William Pettus Hobby was the publisher of the Houston Post and the 27th Governor of the U.S. state of Texas from 1917 to 1921....
.
It is said that gunfighter John Wesley Hardin lived in Moscow for a while.
Moscow was a flourishing town at one time with saloons, hotels and mule-drawn street cars.
Moscow has one of the most unique and memorable post offices in the Southern United States.