
Rineyville KY is situated on the Illinois Central Railroad in the north central section of Hardin County Kentucky. Which is about six miles northwest of Elizabethtown, KY. Rineyville received its name from the Riney family who gave land for the railroad, which was built in 1874. It was known as the Riney station. When the Post Office was established the "ville" was added to the end of Riney.
Blue Ball Hill, the highest elevation in Hardin County, rises approximately 1,017 feet above sea level, a few miles west of Rineyville and dominates the valleys surrounding it. Blue Ball is one of the oldest names in the Hardin County area and has been a landmark for location of property since land was first recorded in this county.
John Wesley Pawley and his family were the first settlers in Rineyville. Pawley was born in England about 1743 and as a young man he became very sympathetic with the Americans who had begun their struggle for independence.
The cities near Rineyville KY are, Elizabethtown, KY, Radcliff Kentucky, Fort Knox KY, Vine Grove Kentucky and Brandenburg KY.
The economy of Hardin and Meade County KY is largely dominated by the Fort Knox installation.
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