Welcome to Rex City ...

Rex City is located in Jasper County<1>.

Rex City is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rex City: 417

Communities near Rex City ...

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

• Joplin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Joplin is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <3>
• Carthage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
• Webb City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Webb City is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <3>
• Neosho
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Neosho is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <3>
• Carl Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <3>
• Baxter Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter Springs <3>
• Galena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
• Oronogo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oronogo is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <3>
• Seneca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>
• Granby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Granby is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rex City ...

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