Welcome to Rexis ...

Rexis is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rexis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Rexis is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Rexis ...

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

• Johnstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Johnstown
  • From Rexis to Johnstown
• Indiana
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Indiana
  • From Rexis to Indiana
• Westmont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
  • Westmont is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
• Windber
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windber
  • Windber is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windber <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Windber
  • From Rexis to Windber
• Northern Cambria
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Blairsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Blairsville is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blairsville
  • From Rexis to Blairsville
• Ebensburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ebensburg
  • From Rexis to Ebensburg
• Barnesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Nanty Glo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nanty Glo
  • From Rexis to Nanty Glo
• Portage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Portage
  • From Rexis to Portage

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rexis ...

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

Adding Rexis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rexis post office opened in 1901.

We also found Rexis on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rexis.