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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>

While we didn't find Rankin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rankin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.

  • Avalon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
  • Blooming Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Nash
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nash is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Barry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ennis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Frost
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alma is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Italy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dresden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dresden is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Rice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rice is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <2>
  • Boyce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Boyce is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Drane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Drane is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
  • Boz
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Boz is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
  • Milford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mertens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Emmett is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Corsicana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Waxahachie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Palmer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Irene
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chatfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Brandon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Purdon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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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