Rineyville, Kentucky

Rineyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. It is located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Elizabethtown. The Paducah and Louisville Railway runs north and south through the community.

Rineyville, Kentucky
Census-designated place
Rineyville is located in Kentucky
Rineyville
Rineyville
Rineyville is located in the United States
Rineyville
Rineyville
Coordinates: 37°44′58″N 85°58′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHardin
Area
[1]
 • Total4.60 sq mi (11.91 km2)
 • Land4.57 sq mi (11.82 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
705 ft (215 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,039
 • Density665.72/sq mi (257.04/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP code
40162
Area codes270 & 364
FIPS code21-65388
GNIS feature ID501960[2]
The town of Rineyville, KY historical marker.

There is no formal city government; a Magistrate, elected to the Hardin County Fiscal Court, represents the unincorporated community. The primary law enforcement agency for Rineyville is the Kentucky State Police – Post 4 in Elizabethtown. The Rineyville Fire Department, created in 1979, consists of over 30 volunteers from the community. Some neighboring communities include Vine Grove to the north, Radcliff to the northeast, and Cecilia to the south.

Rineyville is named for past resident Zachariah Riney, the first school teacher of young Abraham Lincoln.[3]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20203,039—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rineyville, Kentucky
  3. Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 251. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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