Rineyville is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. It is located 5 miles northwest of Elizabethtown, with a population of about 6,000 people. There is no formal town government; elected county officials oversee roads. The primary law enforcement agaency for Rineyville is Kentucky State Police - Post 4 in Elizabethtown. The Paducah and Louisville railroad runs through the middle of town. The Rineyville Fire Department, created in 1979, consist of 30 plus volunteers of the community. The fire chief is Shane Crutcher.