Rineyville, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Radcliff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40162. The Survey maps it on the Cecilia quadrangle. 3,039 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 705 feet above sea level.
On record in Rineyville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Zachariah Riney Houselisted 1988
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1935 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Cecilia quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Cecilia quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Cecilia quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Cecilia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Rineyville between 2001 and 2012, burning about 21 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MOBLEY |
| 29 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SMALLWOOD RD. |
| 1 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SUNSHINE LANE |
| 17 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | N. DIXIE H |
| 25 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CUSTER FIR |
| 4 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rineyville: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Roadcut | Silica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
26 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rineyville in 26 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 6 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Rineyville | 5 hurt, $1,000,000 | The tornado formed southwest of Rineyville near Highway 1375. It then skipped across the countryside and reached the town of Rineyville. The tornado then moved about 3 miles northeast of Rineyville and dissipated. It did not appear to be on the ground for the entire duration. Embedded in the tornado path was significant straight line wind damage. An estimated 40 homes were damaged or destroyed. Many of the heavily damaged structures were mobile homes. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | 1 hurt, $15,000 | One person was injured as a tree was blown on to a mobile home. |
| March 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Rineyville | $2,000,000 | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | $50,000 | There was a public report of shingle and roof damage to several residences just north of Rineyville. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | $10,000 | A broadcast meteorologist relayed a report that severe thunderstorm winds brought down portions of a fence as well as several trees. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | - | Numerous trees down around Rineyville. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | - | Several trees had tree top damage with large limbs broken. A tree fell onto a house on Rineyville-Big Springs Road, producing gutter and minor roof damage. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | - | Several trees were blown down along Berrytown Road near Rineyville. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | - | Several trees were blown down, and minor damage to a barn occurred. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | - | A tree fell onto a home near Rineyville causing damage. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Rineyville | - | The public reported high water running down street. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | - | Several trees were knocked down as a severe thunderstorm passed through the area. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Rineyville | - | A public report was received of 1.1 inches that fell in 25 minutes. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | - | Hardin County law enforcement officials reported trees down across Hardin County due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Rineyville | - | A section of State Highway 220 near Rineyville was closed due to high water. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Rineyville | - | A HAM radio operator reported two feet of water flooding the intersection of State Highways 220 and 1600 in Rineyville. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | - | Part of a barn's roof was blown off. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | - | Straight line winds blew off a portion of roof and damaged a nearby vehicle. Some debris was found approximately 100 yards away. Trees were also downed on Highway 220. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | - | Power lines were downed. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | - | Trees and power lines were downed on Rineyville School Road. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rineyville | - | County dispatch reported several trees down. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Rineyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Rineyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Rineyville | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Rineyville | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Rineyville | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Saint John | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Long View | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Vine Grove | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Perryville | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Rogersville | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Cecilia | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Franklin Cross Roads | 6.0 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Rineyville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7334664 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 501960. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









