Welcome to Rexleigh ...
Rexleigh is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rexleigh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
Rexleigh is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rexleigh lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rexleigh: 518 & 838<3>
Communities near Rexleigh ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rexleigh.
- Bennington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Glens Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
- South Glens Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
- Shaftsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Hoosick Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Edward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Granville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
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 Rexleigh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rexleigh.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rexleigh. 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 Rexleigh.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rexleigh. See our Newspapers Page for Rexleigh.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rexleigh ...
Looking for more information about Rexleigh? 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 Rexleigh, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rexleigh.
Adding Rexleigh to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rexleigh 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 (so far) for Rexleigh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Rexleigh post office opened in 1896. The Rexleigh post office closed in 1921.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rexleigh.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rexleigh - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Rexleigh area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Rexleigh area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |