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Rankin became the Upton County seat in 1921. It was named for F.E. Rankin, who gave the site for the railroad station, the center of community life beyond its business dealings, where cowboy dances were held on Saturday nights and church services on Sundays. Rankin is home to the Rankin Museum and to World Champion rodeo stars Toots Mansfield and Allen Holder.
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