Rankin, Missouri

Rankin is an unincorporated community in Andrew County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

Rankin was a small community, located just north of Fillmore during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A post office in Rankin was in operation from 1894 to 1908.[2] The community was named after John Rankin, the original owner of the town site.[3] A cemetery is the only marker of the past community that remains today, which includes multiple tombstones with the family name Rankin on them.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rankin, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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