Rena Lara, Mississippi

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Rena Lara, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Rena Lana highway sign.jpg
Rena Lara is located in Mississippi
Rena Lara
Rena Lara
Coordinates: 34°08′59″N 90°46′49″W / 34.14972°N 90.78028°W / 34.14972; -90.78028Coordinates: 34°08′59″N 90°46′49″W / 34.14972°N 90.78028°W / 34.14972; -90.78028
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCoahoma
Elevation
164 ft (50 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID676600[1]

Rena Lara is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located along Mississippi Highway 1 in southwestern Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Rena Lara is located on the former Riverside Division of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[2] Rena Lara was once home to two general stores, two grocery stores, and the Richardson and May Land & Planting Company.[3]

it has a post office, with the ZIP code 38767.[4] The post office first began operation in 1895.[5]

Pepper Sharpe, a Negro league pitcher, was born in Rena Lara.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rena Lara, Mississippi
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 537.
  3. ^ Howe, Tony. "Rena Lara, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  5. ^ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Pepper Sharpe Negro Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.


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