Rankin, Oklahoma

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Rankin, Oklahoma
Rankin, Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma
Rankin, Oklahoma
Rankin, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°37′28″N 99°55′28″W / 35.62444°N 99.92444°W / 35.62444; -99.92444Coordinates: 35°37′28″N 99°55′28″W / 35.62444°N 99.92444°W / 35.62444; -99.92444
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyRoger Mills
Elevation
2,408 ft (734 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)580
GNIS feature ID1101610[1]

Rankin is an unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States.[1][2]

Bessie S. McColgin (1875-1972), Oklahoma politician and businesswoman, lived in Rankin.[3]

The settlement's early success was lost in 1928 after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built its railline 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.[4]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b "Rankin, Oklahoma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Rankin Topo Map in Rogers Mill County OK
  3. ^ Oklahoma Arts Council-Rep. Bessie S. McColgin
  4. ^ "Reydon". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved December 23, 2020.


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