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History · Moscow

Moscow dates to 1816, and 81% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1931 on and the census since 1860.

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How Moscow began

When was Moscow founded?

1816

Moscow dates its founding to 1816 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1860.

First census: 434 in 18602020 census: 155210 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1826.The full story ↓

What stands out about Moscow’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Moscow are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Moscow’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 591 in 1890; 155 people lived here in 2020.Deep rootsEstablished in 1816: 210 years of Moscow.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Moscow’s history is told.

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The story

How Moscow came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Moscow.

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Moscow was platted in 1816. The name may have been given to the town by French immigrants who were veterans of Napoleon's Invasion of Russia. A post office called Moscow has been in operation since 1826.

William J. Bulow, a U.S. Senator from South Dakota and Governor of South Dakota, was born in Moscow in 1869 and attended local schools.

On March 2, 2012, a tornado destroyed over 80% of the town and caused three deaths, as multiple tornadoes ripped through Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

People over time

Moscow, census by census

0100200300400500600190019502000Peak: 591

Peaked at 591 in 1890; 155 people lived here in 2020.

17 censuses, 1860–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Moscow’s Wikipedia page.

Timeline

Moscow, 1816 to 1931

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1816
    FoundingMoscow is established
  3. 1826Post officeThe Moscow post office opens
  4. 1869Born hereWilliam J. Bulow is born here
  5. 1890CensusPopulation peaks at 591
  6. 20th century
  7. 1931On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Moscow, decade by decade

Today8 recent
US52 East - OH743 Signs2018US52 East - OH743 SignsMap of Clermont County Ohio Highlighting Moscow Village2015Map of Clermont County Ohio Highlighting Moscow Villa…MapMoscowOH42013MoscowOH4MoscowOH32013MoscowOH3MoscowOH22013MoscowOH2MoscowOH12013MoscowOH1Moscow, Ohio2012Moscow, OhioOHMap-doton-Moscow2004OHMap-doton-Moscow
On the map

Moscow on the map, 1931 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Moscow. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Moscow on the 1931 USGS mapMoscow on the 1953 USGS mapMoscow on the 1968 USGS mapMoscow on the 1974 USGS mapMoscow on the 1981 USGS map1931Felicity sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Moscow.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Moscow’s history

What year was Moscow founded?

In 1816, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Moscow’s post office opened in 1826, and the census of 1860 counted 434 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (8), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.