Welcome to Rankin ...

Rankin is located in Genesee County<1>.

The location of Rankin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rankin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Rankin is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rankin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rankin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Rankin: This one is located in Genesee County and the other is located in Oceana County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 26 communities that are also named Rankin - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (2), California, Illinois (2), Kentucky (3), Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rankin.

Communities near Rankin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rankin.

• Flint
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Flint is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <4>
• Burton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
  • Burton is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burton <4>
• Fenton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
  • Fenton is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <4>
• Flushing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Flushing is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <4>
• Grand Blanc
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Blanc
  • Grand Blanc is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Blanc <4>
• Holly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Holly is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <4>
• Swartz Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartz Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Creek
  • Swartz Creek is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swartz Creek <4>
• Davison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison
  • Davison is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davison <4>
• Linden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <4>
• Corunna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
  • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <4>

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 Rankin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rankin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rankin. 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 Rankin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rankin. See our Newspapers Page for Rankin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rankin ...

Looking for more information about Rankin? 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 Rankin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rankin.

Adding Rankin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rankin 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 Rankin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rankin post office opened in 1881.

We also found Rankin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rankin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rankin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/