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Rex, Georgia

Coordinates: 33°35′31″N 84°16′12″W / 33.59194°N 84.27000°W / 33.59194; -84.27000
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Rex, Georgia
The NRHP listed Rex Mill, as seen from the side of Mill Walk west of the one-lane bridge.
The NRHP listed Rex Mill, as seen from the side of Mill Walk west of the one-lane bridge.
Nickname: 
Hollingsworth
Rex is located in Georgia
Rex
Rex
Location within the state of Georgia
Rex is located in the United States
Rex
Rex
Rex (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°35′31″N 84°16′12″W / 33.59194°N 84.27000°W / 33.59194; -84.27000
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyClayton
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
16,580
Time zoneUTC-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 and Henry County, Georgia also. 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]

History

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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rex as a town in 1912.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1922.[7]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

References

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  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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