Welcome to Rex ...

Rex is located in Hart County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rex, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Rex is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rex lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Rex (for example, toward Liberty), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Rex: (270)

Communities Also Named Rex ...

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

• Glasgow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Cave City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
  • Cave City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
• Horse Cave
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cave
  • Horse Cave is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Cave <4>
• Greensburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Green County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Munfordville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
  • Munfordville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
• Edmonton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
  • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <4>
• Upton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Upton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <4>
• Park City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
• Bonnieville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
  • Bonnieville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <4>
• Hiseville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
  • Hiseville is located in Barren 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.

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 1898.

We also found Rex on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/