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Welcome to Rankin ...

Rankin is located in Pima County<1>.

Rankin is 2,780 feet [847 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rankin is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Rankin lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Rankin: 520

Communities Also Named Rankin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Rankin - they are located in Arkansas (2), 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.

  • Tucson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oro Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sahuarita
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Tucson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Tucson is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tucson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
  • Esmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Esmond is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
  • Summit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Polo Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Polo Village is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Village
  • Tanque Verde
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tanque Verde is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanque Verde
  • Catalina Foothills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Catalina Foothills is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Foothills
  • Drexel Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Drexel Heights is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel Heights

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rankin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.