Rexville, Texas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Rexville, Texas
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 Rexville, Texas
Location in Texas
Rexville, Texas
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Austin |
| Elevation | 180 ft (50 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
77474
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| Area code(s) | 979 |
Rexville was a small community in Austin County, Texas. It was never officially a town or city. Today, Rexville is known as a ghost town, meaning it's a place where people used to live but don't anymore. You can find its former location between Sealy and Eagle Lake. Even though the community is gone, the name Rexville is still used on maps.
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Where Was Rexville Located?
The former community of Rexville was located at 29°43′35″N 96°12′48″W / 29.72639°N 96.21333°W. This spot is about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of where Rexville Road and Mieth Road meet. This meeting point is about 4.9 miles (7.9 km) southwest of Sealy. It is also 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Farm to Market Road 3013 (FM 3013) on Mieth Road.
What Was Around Rexville?
A disused railroad track used to run near Rexville Road. Today, a large Wal-Mart distribution center is located northeast of the area. Rexville Road starts near U.S. Route 90 in Sealy. It crosses Interstate 10 on a bridge near Sealy High School. After the bridge, the paved road ends, and Rexville Road becomes a gravel road. Old maps from 1960 show Rexville next to a gravel pit on the west side of East Bernard Creek.
The Story of Rexville
The area where Rexville was located was first settled by Anglo-Americans in the 1830s. Later, in the 1870s, German immigrants founded a settlement about 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Sealy. They originally called it Reckville.
How Rexville Grew and Changed
In the 1880s, a special train track was built. This track connected Sealy and Eagle Lake. Rexville became a "flag stop" on this railroad. This meant trains would stop there if someone waved a flag. However, not many people moved to Rexville. The community never had its own post office. People living there received their mail from Sealy. By the 1950s, most of Rexville was gone. Only a few farms and a special survey station for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad remained. Today, Rexville is known as a ghost town.
Images for kids
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This picture looks northwest at the corner of Mieth and Rexville Roads. The old railroad used to follow the line of trees you see far away.
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A few houses are still standing near where Rexville used to be. This view looks northeast on Rexville Road, close to Mieth Road.
