Rankin, Missouri

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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.

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References

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

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