Rankin Texas Map

About Rankin, Texas

Rankin is a locality in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 780. The population density is 285.5 people per km². Rankin is located at 31.2254°N, 101.9394°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rankin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75119, 79778.

Rankin rises from the sun-bleached expanse of the Permian Basin, where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a sky that seems to swallow the heat of the day. It lies 9.8 miles south-southwest of Ennis, TX (from Ennis, TX: bearing 209°T), and is situated 15.0 miles south-southeast of Waxahachie. The ground here is a vast, arid table of scrub and limestone, sparsely populated by hardy brush that clings to the dry earth with a desperate, ancient persistence. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Rainbow Ridge marks the limit of the visible world, a distant reminder of a terrain far more broken than the flat, unforgiving plains that surround the grid of the streets. A mile away, the dry bed of Big Onion Creek cuts a shallow, winding scar through the landscape, waiting for the rare, violent rains that briefly wake the parched channel to life.

Rankin maintains its steady, rhythmic pulse through the persistent extraction of oil and gas, an industry that has defined the local economy and the weathered character of its architecture for generations. Life in Rankin moves with a deliberate gravity, shaped by the cyclical booms and quiet stretches of the patch, where the primary rhythm is dictated by the slow, mechanical nodding of pump jacks against the sunset. Those seeking a reprieve from the industry find the solace of the outdoors at the Bardwell Recreation Area, located four miles away, or perhaps tracing the path of the Tonkawa Trail, which offers a quiet passage through the scrub five miles from the center of activity. Even in the stillness of the afternoon, the proximity of Bardwell Lake reminds the observer that water, however distant, remains the silent master of this dry, industrious corner of the world.

About This Rankin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rankin, Texas. Coordinates: 31.22536, -101.939438. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Rankin includes the ZIP code (75119, 79778), telephone area code (214, 469, 806), county seat of Ellis County (Waxahachie), and school district assignment (Rankin Independent School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.