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 Perry County<2>. While the community is gone, the present day location for Rankin is 310 feet [94 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 Code where Rankin was located: 501 Communities Also Named Rankin ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Rankin: This one is located in Perry County and the other is located in Little River 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. Communities near Rankin ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rankin.
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 in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas. For more details, see References and Mentions for Rankin. Footnotes ...
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