Cemetery

Rankin (Cemetery)

Upton County · THC Atlas #7461000105

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About this site

Rankin is a cemetery in Upton County, Texas. It is one of 3 cemeteries documented in Upton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 28 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.2156, -101.9236. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rankin Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rankin Museum, Yate's Hotel, and Elliott Ranch.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7461000105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Rankin Cemetery was established in 1915, shortly after civic leaders Ira Yates, J. H. Felps, Tom F. Hickox, and Dr. J. H. Johnson founded the town of Rankin, the oldest community and seat of Upton County. The first burial, in 1916, was Dr. Johnson's niece Mary Evelyn Johnson. Many interments date from the 1920s oil boom that transformed the area, and the grounds are said to include the unmarked graves of two bank robbers; a state historical marker was placed in 1985.

Sources: hmdb.org

Also at or near Upton County

“Rankin” names 2 distinct records in Upton County. This page is the cemetery. The others:

Rankin — Historical Marker in Rankin (1964)

📍 31.2156, -101.9236 · Upton County

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