Rineyville, Kentucky

Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States

37°44′58″N 85°58′12″W / 37.74944°N 85.97000°W / 37.74944; -85.97000CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyHardinArea

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• 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 & 364FIPS code21-65388GNIS feature ID501960^[2]

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 population was 3,039 as of the 2020 Census. The Paducah and Louisville Railway runs north and south through the community.

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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	3,039		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

References

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