Rara Avis, Mississippi

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, Mississippi
Rara Avis
Rara Avis
Coordinates: 34°20′32″N 88°10′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyItawamba
Elevation
515 ft (157 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID706266[1]

Rara Avis was settled in 1850,[1] and the town name translated to Latin means "rare bird".

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]

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