| Rineyville, Kentucky | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Rineyville |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hardin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.91 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.82 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3039 |
| Population Density Km2: | 257.04 |
| Timezone: | Eastern Time Zone |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 705 |
| Coordinates: | 37.7494°N -85.97°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 40162 |
| Area Codes: | 270 & 364 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-65388 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 501960 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.60 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.57 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 665.72 |
Rineyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. It is located 7miles 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.
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.[2]