Welcome to Rex ...

Rex is located in Harlan County<1>.

The location of Rex has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Rex is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rex lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Rex: (606)

Communities Also Named Rex ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Rex: This one is located in Harlan County and the other is located in Hart County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 12 communities that are also named Rex - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rex.

Communities near Rex ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rex.

• Cumberland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Pennington Gap
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Jonesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Evarts
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
  • Evarts is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <4>
• Wallins Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
  • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
• Saint Charles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
• Verda
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
  • Verda is located in Harlan County
• Bobs Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
  • Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County
• Draper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
  • Draper is located in Harlan County
• Mary Alice
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
  • Mary Alice is located in Harlan County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rex. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rex.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rex. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rex.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rex. See our Newspapers Page for Rex.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rex ...

Looking for more information about Rex? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rex, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rex.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rex. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/