Rex, Georgia

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Rex, Georgia
Unincorporated Community
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The NRHP listed Rex Mill, as seen from the side of Mill Walk west of the one-lane bridge.
Nickname: 
Hollingsworth
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Rex
Location within the state of Georgia
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Rex
Rex (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°35′31″N84°16′12″W / 33.59194°N 84.27000°W / 33.59194; -84.27000
Country United States
State Georgia
County Clayton
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total16,580
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
30273
GNIS feature ID332836

Rex (also known as Hollingsworth) is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. Its elevation is 797 feet (243 m). [1] Although Rex is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 30273; [2] the ZCTA for ZIP code 30273 had a population of 16,580 at the 2020 census. [3]

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History

A post office called Rex was established in 1882. [4] Rex is a name derived from Latin meaning "king". [5]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rex as a town in 1912. [6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1922. [7]

The Historic Rex Village was identified as a place in peril by the 2011 Georgia Historic Trust. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rex, Georgia
  2. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  5. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 187. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  6. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1912. p. 1213.
  7. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1922. p. 923.
  8. ↑ 2011 Places in Peril: Rex Village (The Georgia Historic Trust)


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