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History · Moscow

Moscow’s post office opened in 1854, and 28% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1923 on.

1854first post office
0on the National Register
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How Moscow began

When was Moscow founded?

1854

The Moscow post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Adamsville (1857), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 582172 years
Founding year: the first Moscow post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Moscow’s history is told.

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The story so far

Moscow, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Moscow yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Moscow is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 582 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Moscow is located in the town. The ghost town of Adamsville was also located in the town.

Its first post office opened in 1854. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 576 in 2010, 582 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Moscow, 1854 to 1923

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1854Post officeThe Moscow post office opens
  3. 1857Post officeThe Adamsville post office opens
  4. 1893Post officeThe Adamsville post office closes
  5. 20th century
  6. 1902Post officeThe Moscow post office closes
  7. 1923On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Moscow, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Lounging cows at a dairy farm near the town of Moscow in Iowa County, Wisconsin2016Lounging cows at a dairy farm near the town of Moscow…
On the map

Moscow on the map, 1923 to 1962

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 1923 USGS mapMoscow on the 1962 USGS map1923Blanchardville 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.

Famous people

Famous people close to Moscow

Nobody well known was born in Moscow itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Robert M. La FolletteAmerican progressive politician from Wisconsin · b. 1855
Archie HahnGerman-American athlete · b. 1880
Mike WilkinsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1981
Allen LuddenAmerican television personality, actor, emcee a… · b. 1917
Ethel WrightAmerican actress · b. 1884
Herman DahleAmerican politician · b. 1855
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Moscow had its own post office from 1854 to 1902. Another post office, Adamsville, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Moscow
1854–1902
Adamsville
1857–1893
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Adamsville
Gone or out of use
Bakers Fieldairport
1cemetery inside Moscow
Long Valley

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

BlanchardvilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBlanchardIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWaldwickIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPerry3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBrigham1 historic placeA−

Questions about Moscow’s history

What year was Moscow founded?

The Moscow post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 the Library of Congress (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.