Rinard Mills is a small unincorporated village

Unincorporated area

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 on the Little Muskingum River

Little Muskingum River

The Little Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 65 mi long, in southeast Ohio in the United States.It rises in the hill country of Monroe County, approximately 5 mi northwest of the Ohio River and 8 mi southeast of Woodsfield...

 in southwestern Washington Township

Washington Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 520 people in the township, 407 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, Monroe County

Monroe County, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. It is named after Isaac Rinard, who owned a mill at the village. The village is situated on State Route 26 between Marietta

Marietta, Ohio

Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States. During 1788, pioneers to the Ohio Country established Marietta as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory. Marietta is located in southeastern Ohio at the mouth...

 (county seat

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 of Washington County

Washington County, Ohio

Washington County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 61,778. Its county seat is Marietta. The county, the oldest in the state, is named for George Washington. Washington County is included in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia-Ohio...

) and Woodsfield

Woodsfield, Ohio

Woodsfield is a village in Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,598 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County and houses the Monroe County Courthouse.-Geography:Woodsfield is located at ....

 (county seat of Monroe County). The village has a cemetery

Cemetery

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. Several years ago, a resident of the community found the remains of a mill stone in the Little Muskingum. It was incorporated into Isaac Rinard's grave marker and was cause for a special event.