Welcome to Rex ...

Rex is located in Alachua County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rex, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Rex is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rex is located in the (352) area code.

Communities Also Named Rex ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Rex - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky (2), 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.

• Gainesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
• Keystone Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
  • Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <4>
• Interlachen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlachen
  • Interlachen is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlachen <4>
• Waldo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <4>
• Micanopy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy
  • Micanopy is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micanopy <4>
• Reddick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddick
  • Reddick is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reddick <4>
• Hampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• McIntosh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • McIntosh is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <4>
• Windsor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Alachua County
• Melrose
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Melrose is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <4>

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.

Adding Rex to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rex in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rex was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rex post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/