Rex, Georgia
Rex is an unincorporated community in Clayton [County, Georgia|Clayton County], Georgia, United States and Henry County, Georgia also. Its elevation is 797 feet. Although Rex is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 30273; the ZCTA for ZIP code 30273 had a population of 16,580 at the 2000 United [States census|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 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 The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1922.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.