Welcome to Rinard ...

The city of Rinard is located in Calhoun County<1>.

The location of Rinard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rinard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rinard has a population of 50 people<3> (see below for details).

Rinard is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Rinard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Rinard: (515)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rinard had an population of 50 people. This is a decrease of 3.85% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 30.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rinard had a population of 52 people. This makes Rinard the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 52 people, the population of Rinard decreased 27.78% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 72 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rinard.

Communities Also Named Rinard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rinard - they are located in Illinois and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rinard.

Communities near Rinard ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rinard.

• Fort Dodge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
  • Fort Dodge is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Dodge <5>
• Rockwell City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
  • Rockwell City is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell City <5>
• Lake City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <5>
• Manson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
  • Manson is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <5>
• Gowrie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
  • Gowrie is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <5>
• Pomeroy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
• Otho
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
  • Otho is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <5>
• Churdan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
  • Churdan is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
• Callender
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
  • Callender is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
• Lohrville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
  • Lohrville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lohrville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rinard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rinard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rinard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rinard.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rinard. See our Newspapers Page for Rinard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rinard ...

Looking for more information about Rinard? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rinard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rinard.

Adding Rinard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rinard in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rinard was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rinard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rinard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/