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Rankin is a city in Upton County, Texas. The population was 800 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Upton County. Rankin was settled by Thomas F. Alston, who built the first house there in 1876. This region apparently was also popular with various outlaws, including Sam Bass, Bonnie Parker, and Clyde Barrow. The settlement received a post office under the name Astonia in 1879. In March 1900 the community changed its name to Rankin and received a post office under this name. The new name was for Frederick Harrison Rankin, one of Stephen F. Austin's original Old Three Hundredqv settlers. Rankin is the host to the World Championship Barbados Cookoff. The event is held every year during Memorial Day weekend and includes a rodeo and a cookoff that crowns the world champion barbados chef. www.tshaonline.org