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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Rankin (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rankin. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Rankin is located in Genesee County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Genesee County: Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Saginaw, Shiawassee & Tuscola.

Below are the counties that are near Rankin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rankin:

  • Genesee County     (The home county of Rankin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
    • Bayport Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
      • Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
    • Swartz Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartz Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Creek
      • Swartz Creek is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swartz Creek <2>
    • Lake Fenton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
      • Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
    • Lakeside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Genesee County
    • Grand Blanc
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Linden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,954 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
    • Burton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <2>
    • Fenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
    • Duffield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
      • Duffield is located in Genesee County
    • Gaines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Argentine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argentine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
      • Argentine is located in Genesee County
  • Ingham County
    • Webberville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webberville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webberville
      • Webberville is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webberville <2>
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
    • Hadley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <2>
    • Hunters Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Metamora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lapeer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <2>
    • Columbiaville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbiaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiaville
      • Columbiaville is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiaville <2>
    • Otter Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
      • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <2>
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Attica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyrone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Livingston County
    • Deer Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
    • Cohoctah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
      • Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
    • Hallers Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
      • Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Hartland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
    • Fowlerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Howell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <2>
    • Brighton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
    • Green Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
      • Green Oak is located in Livingston County
    • Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chubb's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
      • Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Parkers Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
      • Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
    • Newark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Oakland County
    • Five Points
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Oakland County
    • Holly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <2>
    • Groveland Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
      • Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
    • Austin Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Corners
      • Austin Corners is located in Oakland County
    • Davisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ortonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
      • Hickory Ridge is located in Oakland County
    • Clyde
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
    • Jossman Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jossman Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jossman Acres
      • Jossman Acres is located in Oakland County
    • Perry Lake Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
      • Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Andersonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Oakland County
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
    • Layton Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
      • Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
    • Birch Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Burt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Taymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
      • Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
    • Chesaning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Luce ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
      • Luce is located in Saginaw County
    • Oakley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Frankenmuth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Shiawassee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
    • Lennon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennon
      • Lennon is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennon <2>
    • Byron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
    • Durand
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <2>
    • Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Juddville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
      • Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
    • Bancroft
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <2>
    • Newburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
    • New Lothrop
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lothrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lothrop
      • New Lothrop is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lothrop <2>
    • Corunna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <2>
    • Middletown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
    • Nicholson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
      • Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
    • Morrice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrice
      • Morrice is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrice <2>
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
    • Millington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuscola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <2>
    • Fostoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rankin, see our County-by-County Page for Rankin.

Newspapers Published in Rankin ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rankin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rankin, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rankin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rankin:

Cemeteries Near Rankin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rankin.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rankin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.

  • Hill Road Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Road Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
  • O'dell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'dell Cemetery
  • Kimball Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
  • Long Lake Landing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Lake Landing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lake Landing Cemetery
  • Gage Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gage Cemetery
  • Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crestwood Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grand Blanc.
    • The Crestwood Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crestwood Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #332 <5>
  • Bristol Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bristol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bristol Cemetery
  • Dart Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dart Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dart Family Cemetery
  • South Grand Blanc Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Grand Blanc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Grand Blanc Cemetery
  • Swartz Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swartz Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swartz Creek Cemetery
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    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Chippewa Nation Indian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chippewa Nation Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chippewa Nation Indian Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rankin had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.

  • Swartz Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartz Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Creek
    • Swartz Creek is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,491 people
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  • Linden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
  • Grand Blanc
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Flint
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <2>
  • Fenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Fenton is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
  • Duffield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
    • Duffield is located in Genesee County
  • Argentine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argentine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
    • Argentine is located in Genesee County
  • Holly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Holly is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
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  • Belsay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsay
    • Belsay is located in Genesee County
  • Lennon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennon
    • Lennon is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennon <2>
  • Byron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Byron is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
  • Tyrone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyrone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Tyrone is located in Livingston County
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    • Flushing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
      • Flushing is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,840 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <2>
    • Atlas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Durand
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rankin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rankin.

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

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rankin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rankin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9145, Longitude: -83.7505       In this case, the coordinates for Rankin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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.




 

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