Welcome to Rineyville ...

Rineyville is located in Hardin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rineyville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Rineyville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rineyville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Rineyville (for example, toward Hardinsburg), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Rineyville is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

The ZIP code for Rineyville: 40162<3>

Communities near Rineyville ...

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

• Elizabethtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Radcliff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
  • Radcliff is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <4>
• Vine Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
  • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <4>
• Hodgenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgenville
  • Hodgenville is located in Larue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgenville <4>
• Lebanon Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Junction
  • Lebanon Junction is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon Junction <4>
• Irvington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• Muldraugh
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
  • Muldraugh is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <4>
• West Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Sonora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
  • Sonora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>
• Ekron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
  • Ekron is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people

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 Rineyville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rineyville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rineyville. 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 Rineyville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rineyville ...

Looking for more information about Rineyville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rineyville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rineyville.

Adding Rineyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rineyville 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 Rineyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rineyville post office opened in 1874.

We also found Rineyville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rineyville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hardin County: www.hcky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/