Ora, Mississippi

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Ora, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Ora
Coordinates: 31°39′28″N89°34′28″W / 31.65778°N 89.57444°W / 31.65778; -89.57444
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Covington
Elevation
299 ft (91 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 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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