Rex (also known as Hollingsworth) is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Clayton County,
Georgia
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, United States and Henry County, Georgia also. Its elevation is 797 feet (243 m). Although Rex is unincorporated, it has a
post office
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, with the
ZIP code of 30273; the
ZCTA for ZIP code 30273 had a population of 16,580 at the
2020 census.
History
A post office called Rex was established in 1882. Rex is a name derived from Latin meaning "king".
The
Georgia General Assembly
The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directl ...
incorporated Rex as a town in 1912. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1922.
The Historic Rex Village was identified as a place in peril by the 2011 Georgia Historic Trust.
2011 Places in Peril: Rex Village (The Georgia Historic Trust)
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References
External links
Historic Rex Village (Facebook Page)
Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Unincorporated communities in Clayton County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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