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Welcome to Rinnie ...

Rinnie is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rinnie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Rinnie is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Rinnie (for example, toward Wartburg), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Rinnie: 931

Communities near Rinnie ...

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

  • Crossville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield Glade
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Cooper
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cooper is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Monterey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • Center Ford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
  • Grimsley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greenbriar Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 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 Rinnie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rinnie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rinnie ...

Looking for more information about Rinnie? 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 Rinnie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rinnie.

Adding Rinnie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rinnie 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 (so far) for Rinnie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rinnie post office opened in 1920. The Rinnie post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rinnie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rinnie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/