Welcome to Fannin ...

Fannin is located in Rankin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fannin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Fannin is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Fannin: (601) & (769)<4>

Websites for Fannin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fannin, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Fannin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Fannin - they are located in Florida, Kentucky (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Fannin ...

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

• Jackson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Pearl
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
• Madison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Brandon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
• Ridgeland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <5>
• Canton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Flowood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
  • Flowood is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <5>
• Richland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
• Morton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
• Pelahatchie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
  • Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fannin ...

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

Adding Fannin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fannin 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 Fannin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fannin post office opened in 1860.

We also found Fannin in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fannin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/