Rankin, Oklahoma

Rankin, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°37′28″N99°55′28″W / 35.62444°N 99.92444°W / 35.62444; -99.92444
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Roger Mills
Elevation [1]	2,408 ft (734 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	580
GNIS feature ID	1101610 [1]

Rankin is an unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States. ^{[1] [2]} It is about 16 miles west of Cheyenne on Oklahoma State Highway 47. ^[3]

History

The locale is old enough to appear on a 1911 Rand McNally map of the county. ^[4] But the settlement's standing was lost in 1928 after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built its rail line along Rush Creek two miles north, and town merchants moved to that location — which became the new town of Reydon — to be next to the tracks. ^[5]

Notable people

• Bessie S. McColgin (1875-1972), Oklahoma politician and businesswoman ^[6]

Notes

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rankin, Oklahoma
2. Rankin Topo Map in Rogers Mill County OK
3. "Rankin, Oklahoma to Cheyenne, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
4. "Roger Mills County, Oklahoma 1911 Map". Rand McNally (accessed on MyGenealogyHound website). Retrieved March 11, 2025.
5. "Reydon". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
6. Oklahoma Arts Council-Rep. Bessie S. McColgin