Rankin, Ellis County, Texas

Rankin, Texas
Rankin, Texas
Unincorporated community
	Rankin Location within the state of Texas Rankin Rankin (the United States)
	Coordinates: 32°12′21″N96°42′24″W / 32.20583°N 96.70667°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Ellis
Elevation	472 ft (144 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	40
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	75119
GNIS feature ID	1378932

Last updated March 30, 2025

Rankin is an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 12 as at the 2000 census. It was named for Frederick Harrison Rankin, who had settled on nearby Chambers Creek before 1874.^[2]

Geography

Rankin is located approximately 15 miles southeast of Waxahachie on FM 984 near Gorman Rd.

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rankin, Ellis County, Texas
↑ The Handbook of Texas Archived 2012-12-28 at archive.today : RANKIN, TEXAS (Ellis County) Retrieved 2010-02-23

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[gnis-1] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rankin, Ellis County, Texas

[2] The Handbook of Texas Archived 2012-12-28 at archive.today : RANKIN, TEXAS (Ellis County) Retrieved 2010-02-23

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Ellis County, Texas, United States
County seat: Waxahachie
Cities	Bardwell Cedar Hill‡ Ennis Ferris‡ Glenn Heights‡ Grand Prairie‡ Mansfield‡ Maypearl Midlothian Oak Leaf Ovilla‡ Pecan Hill Red Oak Waxahachie	Ellis County map
Towns	Alma Garrett Italy Milford Palmer Venus‡
CDP	Bristol
Other communities	Auburn Avalon Boz Britton Crisp Five Points Forreston Ike India Ozro Rankin Reagor Springs Rockett Sardis Telico Trumbull
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Rankin, Texas
Unincorporated community
Rankin Location within the state of Texas Show map of Texas Rankin Rankin (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 32°12′21″N96°42′24″W / 32.20583°N 96.70667°W / 32.20583; -96.70667
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Ellis
Elevation ^[1]	472 ft (144 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	40
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	75119
GNIS feature ID	1378932^[1]