Rex, Georgia
Unincorporated Community
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)
 • Total16,580
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. 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

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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rex as a town in 1912.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1922.[7]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

  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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