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Moscow

Ghost town · Mason County, Illinois

Chandlerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:62,500)
Chandlerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Moscow is a ghost town in Mason County, Illinois. It is the only former community in Mason County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Moscow as a historical populated place on the Bath topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.1642° N, 90.1640° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBath
Elevation462 ft
Nearest living townBath, IL
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1821487
Coordinates40.16421, -90.16401

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What's there now

Moscow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bath, IL (population 226), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 462 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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