Moscow, Iowa
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Moscow Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52760. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wilton quadrangle. 290 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 653 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Wilton Junction quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Stanwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Wilton Junction quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Iowa City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Wilton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Moscow between 2013 and 2020, burning about 84 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 June 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2015 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Moscow: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atalissa Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mc Killip Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mc Killip Sand Dredge and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thorpe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moscow in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 hail, 2 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Flood | Moscow | $125,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moscow | - | Amateur Radio relayed a report of a tree branch of unknown size down one mile south of Moscow, Iowa. |
| May 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Moscow | - | Law enforcement reported a possible funnel cloud. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moscow | - | Amateur radio estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 64 MPH. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Moscow | - | Quarter-sized hail fell 2 miles southwest of Wilton, IA at 458 pm July 7. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Moscow | - | no account filed |
| March 2022 | Hail | Moscow | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Flood | Moscow | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| South Towne Park | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Atalissa | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Summit | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Kent Estates | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Sweetland Center | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Dayfield (historical) | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| West Liberty | 9.6 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Moscow | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4304438 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465126. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







