Rara Avis, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 34°20′32″N 88°10′50″W / 34.34222°N 88.18056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Itawamba |
Elevation | 515 ft (157 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 706266 [1] |
Rara Avis is a ghost town located in Itawamba County, Mississippi, approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of the Alabama state line.
Rara Avis was settled in 1850, [1] and the town name translated to Latin means "rare bird".[ citation needed]
The population was 100 in 1900. [2] A post office was established in 1902. [3]
Author and Baptist missionary James Garvin Chastain Sr., was born in Rara Avis in 1853. [4]
Rara Avis, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 34°20′32″N 88°10′50″W / 34.34222°N 88.18056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Itawamba |
Elevation | 515 ft (157 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 706266 [1] |
Rara Avis is a ghost town located in Itawamba County, Mississippi, approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of the Alabama state line.
Rara Avis was settled in 1850, [1] and the town name translated to Latin means "rare bird".[ citation needed]
The population was 100 in 1900. [2] A post office was established in 1902. [3]
Author and Baptist missionary James Garvin Chastain Sr., was born in Rara Avis in 1853. [4]