Ora, Mississippi

Ora, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Ora is located in Mississippi
Ora
Ora
Ora is located in the United States
Ora
Ora
Coordinates: 31°39′28″N 89°34′28″W / 31.65778°N 89.57444°W / 31.65778; -89.57444
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCovington
Elevation
299 ft (91 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID675300[1]

Ora is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Mississippi, United States. It was incorporated in 1901 and had a post office from 1890 until 1922.[2] Ora's population grew from 28 in 1900 to several hundred by 1920, and it was once home to six general stores, two lumber companies, and a sawmill.[3] It was a station on the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. Closure of the station was requested in 1921.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ora". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Howe, Tony. "Ora, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Biennial Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Mississippi, for the Two Years Ending". Railroad Commission. September 23, 1921 – via Google Books.


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