Rena Lara, Mississippi | |
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| Coordinates: 34°08′59″N 90°46′49″W / 34.14972°N 90.78028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Coahoma |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.29 sq mi (5.94 km2) |
| • Land | 2.29 sq mi (5.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 123 |
| • Density | 53.66/sq mi (20.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 676600[2] |
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.[3] Rena Lara was once home to two general stores, two grocery stores, and the Richardson and May Land & Planting Company.[4]
it has a post office, with the ZIP code 38767.[5] The post office first began operation in 1895.[6]
Pepper Sharpe, a Negro league pitcher, was born in Rena Lara.[7]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 123.[8]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rena Lara, Mississippi
- ^ 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.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Rena Lara, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- ^ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Pepper Sharpe Negro Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Rena Lara CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.