Rara Avis, Mississippi

CountryUnited States

Elevation

515 ft (157 m)

Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))

GNIS feature ID706266^[1]

Rara Avis, Mississippi
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 34°20′32″N 88°10′50″W / 34.34222°N 88.18056°W / 34.34222; -88.18056
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]