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

Rineyville, Kentucky
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 37°44′58″N 85°58′12″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Hardin
Area [1]
• Total	4.60 sq mi (11.91 km2)
• Land	4.57 sq mi (11.82 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation	705 ft (215 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,039
• Density	665.72/sq mi (257.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP code	40162
Area codes	270 & 364
FIPS code	21-65388
GNIS feature ID	501960[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

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