Welcome to Clara ...
Clara is located in Wayne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clara, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Clara is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Clara lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Clara: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Clara ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Clara - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clara.
Communities near Clara ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clara.
- Waynesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
- State Line
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- 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.<6>
- 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 Clara to State Line
- Shubuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Robinsons Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Robinsons Junction
- From Clara to Robinsons Junction
- Whistler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whistler
- From Clara to Whistler
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- 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.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mulberry
- From Clara to Mulberry
- Carson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Copeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Copeland
- From Clara to Copeland
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mehaffey
- From Clara to Mehaffey
- Aquilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Clara. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clara.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clara. 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 Clara.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clara. See our Newspapers Page for Clara.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clara ...
Looking for more information about Clara? 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 Clara, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clara.
Adding Clara to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clara 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 Clara was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Clara post office opened in 1886.
We also found Clara on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clara.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clara. 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 Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clara - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Clara area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Clara area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |