Welcome to Rexford ...

So far, we found very little information about Rexford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rexford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rexford, please Contact Us.

Rexford would have been located within present day Summit County<2>.

The location of Rexford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rexford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rexford is 11,430 feet [3,484 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Rexford is about 2¼ miles [or ~3½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Rexford was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Rexford once stood is in the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Rexford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Rexford - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Rexford ...

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

• Breckenridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <5>
• Silverthorne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverthorne
  • Silverthorne is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverthorne <5>
• Frisco
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Frisco is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <5>
• Georgetown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Dillon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <5>
• Blue River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  • Blue River is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
• Alma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <5>
• Empire
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <5>
• Silver Plume
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
  • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <5>
• Montezuma
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <5>

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 Rexford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rexford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rexford. 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 Rexford.

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

Adding Rexford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rexford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rexford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rexford post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rexford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/