Rinehart is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Harrison County, in the
U.S. state
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of
West Virginia
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.
History
A post office called Rinehart was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1953. The community was named after Hollis Rinehart, the builder of a nearby railroad tunnel.
References
Unincorporated communities in Harrison County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
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