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Welcome to Rankin ...

So far, we found very little information about Rankin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rankin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rankin, please Contact Us.

Rankin would have been located within present day Little River County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rankin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rankin is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Rankin was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Rankin was located: 870 & 327<4>

Communities Also Named Rankin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Rankin: This one is located in Little River County and the other is located in Perry County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 26 communities that are also named Rankin - they are located in Arizona, California, Illinois (2), Kentucky (3), Michigan (2), 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.

Websites for Rankin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.littlerivercounty.org/

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

Communities near Rankin ...

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

  • Texarkana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Texarkana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Nash
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <5>
  • Hooks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hooks is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooks <5>
  • Mineral Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Lick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Horatio
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Foreman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lockesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Leary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people

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.

Adding Rankin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rankin in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rankin was on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rankin.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rankin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Little River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rankin - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Rankin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Rankin 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.