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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rex as a town in 1912.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1922.[7]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