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Rexville

Ghost town · Austin County, Texas

Wallis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Wallis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rexville is a ghost town in Austin County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Austin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 91st among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rexville as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 29.7264° N, 96.2133° W.

Key facts

Elevation181 ft
Nearest living townSealy, TX
Distance to it4 miles
Coordinates29.72640, -96.21330

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What's there now

Rexville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sealy, TX (population 6,933), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 181 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Rexville?

Rexville is in Austin County, Texas, at 29.7264, -96.2133.

How many ghost towns are in Austin County?

Austin County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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