Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rankin had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.
- Brandon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pelahatchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lynwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynwood is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Dobson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dobson is located in Rankin County
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- Fannin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Thomasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thomasville is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Johns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Johns is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Pearson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
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- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Goshen Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
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- Cato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
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- Polkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Puckett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Daniel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
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- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Tougaloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- King
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- King is located in Rankin County
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- Braxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Everett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Everett is located in Simpson County
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- Gunn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gunn is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
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. |
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