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Welcome to Rinehart ...

Rinehart is located in Harrison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rinehart, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Rinehart is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rinehart: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Rinehart ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rinehart - they are located in Kansas and Missouri.

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

Communities near Rinehart ...

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

  • Clarksburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgeport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Shinnston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mannington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stonewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Salem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Salem is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Nutter Fort
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
  • Barrackville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Barrackville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Monongah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rinehart ...

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

Adding Rinehart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rinehart 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 Rinehart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rinehart post office opened in 1901. The Rinehart post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rinehart.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rinehart - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Rinehart area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Rinehart area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/