Welcome to Rexton ...

Rexton is located in Lewis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rexton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Rexton is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Rexton, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Rexton: (606)

Communities Also Named Rexton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rexton - they are located in Michigan and New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Rexton ...

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

• Portsmouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Grayson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• New Boston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <4>
• Olive Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
• Vanceburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
  • Vanceburg is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <4>
• Greenup
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Greenup is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <4>
• South Shore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
  • South Shore is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Shore <4>
• Wurtland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
  • Wurtland is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
• Rome
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
• York
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in Greenup 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 Rexton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rexton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rexton ...

Looking for more information about Rexton? 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 Rexton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rexton.

Adding Rexton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rexton 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 Rexton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rexton post office opened in 1903.

We also found Rexton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rexton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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