Founded: 1913 Population: 252 Area Code: 620 ZIP code: 67952 Elevation: 3045 feet School District: USD 209 Latitude: 37° 19' 25" N Longitude: 101° 12' 19" W     Home of the Wildcats

Moscow is located in northeastern Stevens County, [SV], on highway US-56.  It's on the Cimarron Valley Railroad (formerly Santa Fe), which parallels the highway from Dodge City to Elkhart.  This is high plains farm country, with vast fields of wheat and maize grown for animal feed.
 
This area of Kansas is renowned for its quail and pheasant hunting.

Schools	USD 209, Moscow Public Schools   (620) 598-2205 P.O. Box 158 Moscow KS 67952-0158 Elementary School   (620) 598-2224 High School   (620) 598-2250
Churches	Moscow Baptist Church   (620) 598-2455 United Methodist Church   (620) 598-2426
Shopping	Convenience Plus   (620) 598-2244 / Hwy 56 & Main Henry's Tires & Service   (620) 598-2343
Dining	Where It's At Bar & Grill   (620) 598-2242 / Main St
Government	City Office   (620) 598-2455 Recreation Commission   (620) 598-2552 Swimmimg Pool   (620) 598-2555 U.S. Post Office   (620) 598-2289
Notes:	Genealogical Information for Stevens County is available on Blue Skyways. Moscow is on the Cimarron Valley (once A.T. & S.F.) Railroad. Moscow is described in the WPA Guide to 1930s Kansas. Moscow was mentioned in Kansas, A Cyclopedia Of State History by Frank W. Blackmar (1912). Moscow appears on a county map in the History of Kansas by Noble L. Prentis published in 1899.

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