Moscow, West Virginia

Moscow, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Moscow
Moscow
Coordinates: 40°32′44″N 80°37′56″W / 40.54556°N 80.63222°W / 40.54556; -80.63222Coordinates: 40°32′44″N 80°37′56″W / 40.54556°N 80.63222°W / 40.54556; -80.63222
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Hancock
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1549834[1]

Moscow is an unincorporated community on the Ohio River along West Virginia Route 2 in Hancock County, West Virginia.

An early variant name was New Lexington.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moscow, West Virginia
  2. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 429.


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