Rankin is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Ellis County, Texas Ellis County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, its population was estimated to be 192,455. The county seat is Waxahachie, Texas, Waxahachie. The county was founded in 1849 and organized the nex ...

, 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.The Handbook of Texas
: RANKIN, TEXAS (Ellis County) Retrieved 2010-02-23

Geography

Rankin is located approximately 15 miles southeast of

Waxahachie Waxahachie ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Texas, United States. Its population was 41,140 in 2020. The city was founded in 1850, and incorporated in 1871. Much of the employment is provided by a number of industries and by ...

on FM 984 near Gorman Rd.

References

Unincorporated communities in Ellis County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{EllisCountyTX-geo-stub