Rex, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 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 Show map of GeorgiaRex Rex (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°35′31″N 84°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) | |
• Total | 16,580 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 30273 |
| GNIS feature ID | 332836 |
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
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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rex as a town in 1912.6 The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1922.7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 player9
- Jamal Hill (born 2001), football player10
- Walter Moody (1935–2018), mail bomber who murdered Robert Smith Vance and Robert E. Robinson11
References
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rex, Georgia
- Zip Code Lookup
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 187. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1912. p. 1213.
- Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1922. p. 923.
- 2011 Places in Peril: Rex Village (The Georgia Historic Trust)
- "Dexter Davis". Friends Falcons. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- "Jamal Hill". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- Cason, Mike (July 30, 2025). "Alabama businessman wrongly accused of killing judge, lawyer in 1989 mail bombings dead at 81". Al.com. Retrieved November 7, 2025.