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Rankin County, Mississippi

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  • 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...
  • Johnny Whittington (1953 - 2019)
    Loving Father and Grand Father who valued family and time with family. One of the kindest and most gentle giants.
  • Ruth Lewis (1790 - 1832)
    Daughter of William Norton, Jr. and Patience Harrelson Norton. Not the daughter of Famariah Atkinson Miller Norton. Famariah was her grandmother. === GEDCOM Source ===@R151452@ 1810 United States Feder...
  • Nancy Ann Duckworth (1820 - 1896)
    Notes: "1880 Census for Cato, Rankin, Mississippi J. D. W. DUCKWORTH Self M Male W 58 SC Farming SC SC Nancy Ann DUCKWORTH Wife M Female W 57 SC Keeps House SC SC Sallie DUCKWORTH Dau S Female W 22 MS ...

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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