Welcome to Ranken ...

Ranken is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Ranken, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ranken, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Ranken is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ranken lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Ranken ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
• Saint Charles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Saint Peters
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
  • Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <4>
• Chesterfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• Wildwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
• University City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Ballwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <4>
• Kirkwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• Maryland Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
• Hazelwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <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 Ranken. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ranken.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ranken ...

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

Adding Ranken to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ranken 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 Ranken was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ranken post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ranken.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/