Rex, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Forest Park-Morrow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30273. It stands on Sweetgum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jonesboro quadrangle. It stands 797 feet above sea level.
On record in Rex
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Rex Milllisted 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1890 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Rex between 1992 and 2020, burning about 365 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 22 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 58 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CLAYTON-002 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CLAYTON-001 |
| 6 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021HENRY001 |
| 17 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rex in 4 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rex | $1,000 | Broadcast social media post showing a downed tree at macon hwy and sunset hills blvd. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rex | - | Report of tree causing powerlines down along Woodfield Ln. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rex | - | A tree down on home near intersection of Macon Hwy and Fielder Rd. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Rex | - | The public reported quarter size hail. Some patio furniture was also blown about, but no wind damage was reported. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambleside | 0.2 miles | 21 | |
| Meadowview Acres | 0.2 miles | 21 | |
| Katherine Valley | 0.4 miles | 21 | |
| Homestead | 0.4 miles | 21 | |
| Foxfield | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Woodlawn Acres | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Amber Wood Estates | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Stagecoach Manor | 1.2 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Rex | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7319112 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332836. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









