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Rankin County, Mississippi

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  • Infant Son 3rd Causey (1934 - 1934)
    Infant son of Jessie and Grace Causey was born and died in 1934, one of three infants they lost. It was their last child, they never had children after this baby. She was fondly remembered as the favor...
  • Infant Son One Causey (1926 - 1926)
    Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : Mar 24 2024, 17:58:04 UTC
  • Rear Admiral Joseph Lee Jayne (1863 - 1928)
    Rear Admiral Joseph Lee Jayne Admiral Jayne was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and a veteran of the Spanish–American War and World War I.
  • Colonel Winchester Bledsoe Shelby, (CSA) (1827 - 1873)
    Colonel Winchester Bledsoe Shelby Colonel Shelby, 39th Mississippi Infantry. Shelby, born in Tennessee, enlisted in Jackson, Mississippi on 13 May 1862. He became a Prisoner of War (POW) when Port...
  • Frank “Bruiser” Kinard (1914 - 1985)
    Manning "Bruiser" Kinard Sr. (October 23, 1914 – September 7, 1985) was an American football tackle and coach and university athletic administrator. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fa...

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Official Website

Founded in 1828, the county is named in honor of Christopher Rankin, a Mississippi Congressman who served from 1819 to 1826.

Adjacent Counties

Cities, Towns & Communities

Anse | Brandon (County Seat) | Cato | Cleary | Comeby | Cross Roads | Crossgates Farm | Dobson | Fannin | Florence | Flowood | Goshen Springs | Greenfield | Guide | Johns | Jackson (part) | Langford | Leesburg | Lynwood | Pearl | Pelahatchie | Piney Woods | Pisgah | Puckett | Richmond | Robin Hood | Sand Hill | Shady Lakes | Star | Value | Whitfield

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MS GenWeb

Nat'l Reg. of Hist. Places

Rankin County History