Welcome to Avera ...
Avera is located in Greene County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Avera (Patience, this may take a moment).
We aren't confident of the location of Avera, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Avera, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Avera is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Avera lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Avera: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Avera ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Avera - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Avera.
Communities near Avera ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Avera.
- Richton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richton
- Richton is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richton <5>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Richton
From Avera to Richton
- Beaumont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Leakesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
- Leakesville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <5>
- New Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
- New Augusta is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <5>
- State Line
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to State Line
From Avera to State Line
- McLain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Carson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Clark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Greene County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Clark
From Avera to Clark
- Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mulberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Mulberry
From Avera to Mulberry
- Wingate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Wingate is located in Perry County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Wingate
From Avera to Wingate
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Avera. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avera.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Avera. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avera.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Avera. See our Newspapers Page for Avera.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avera ...
Looking for more information about Avera? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Avera, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Avera.
Adding Avera to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Avera in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Avera was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Avera post office opened in 1882.
We also found Avera in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Avera.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avera. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avera - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Avera area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Avera area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |