Rankin is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Andrew County, in the U.S. state of

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

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. The community was named after John Rankin, the original owner of the town site. 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

Unincorporated communities in Andrew County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{AndrewCountyMO-geo-stub