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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Rankin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The western border of the county is formed by the Pearl River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 141,617, making it the fourth-most populous county in Mississippi. The county seat is Brandon. The county is named in honor of Christopher Rankin, a Mississippi Congressman who served from 1819 to 1826.
Rankin County is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1819 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1828 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1828 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1882 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 2,083
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| 1840 | 4,631
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| 1850 | 7,227
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| 1860 | 13,635
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| 1870 | 12,977
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| 1880 | 16,752
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| 1890 | 17,922
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| 1900 | 20,955
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| 1910 | 23,944
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| 1920 | 20,272
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| 1930 | 20,353
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| 1940 | 27,934
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| 1950 | 28,881
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| 1960 | 34,322
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| 1970 | 43,933
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| 1980 | 69,427
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| 1990 | 87,161
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~msrankin/
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