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Rankin

Ghost town · Mendocino County, California

Hopland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500)
Hopland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rankin is a ghost town in Mendocino County, California. It is one of 15 former communities in Mendocino County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rankin as a historical populated place on the Hopland topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.9305° N, 123.1189° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHopland
Elevation1,577 ft
Nearest living townHopland, CA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1653095
Coordinates38.93046, -123.11889

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What's there now

Rankin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hopland, CA (population 966), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,577 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Rankin?

Rankin is in Mendocino County, California, at 38.9305, -123.1189.

How many ghost towns are in Mendocino County?

Mendocino County, California has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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