Rex, Georgia
Unincorporated Community in Georgia, United States
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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]
Rex, Georgia | |
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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 | |
  Rex Location within the state of Georgia  Rex Rex (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°35′31″N 84°16′12″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Clayton |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,580 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 30273 |
| GNIS feature ID | 332836 |
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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rex as a town in 1912.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1922.[7]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]
Notable people
- Dexter Davis Jr. (born 1990), football player[9]
- Jamal Hill (born 2001), football player[10]
- Walter Moody (1935–2018), mail bomber who murdered Robert Smith Vance and Robert E. Robinson[11]
