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
Rineyville
Coordinates: 37°44′58″N 85°58′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHardin
Elevation
705 ft (215 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP code
40162
Area code(s)270 & 364
FIPS code21-65388
GNIS feature ID501960[1]

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 30-plus 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.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rineyville, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 251. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.



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