Caineville, Utah

Caineville, Utah
Unincorporated community
Abandoned former church/schoolhouse
Caineville, Utah
Location of Caineville within the State of Utah
Caineville, Utah
Caineville, Utah (the US)
Coordinates: 38°19′59″N 111°01′08″W / 38.33306°N 111.01889°W / 38.33306; -111.01889Coordinates: 38°19′59″N 111°01′08″W / 38.33306°N 111.01889°W / 38.33306; -111.01889
Country United States
State Utah
County Wayne
Settled 1882
Founded by Elijah Cutler Behunin
Named for John Thomas Caine
Elevation[1] 4,600 ft (1,400 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code 84775
Area code(s) 435
GNIS feature ID 1426269[1]

Caineville is an unincorporated community in central Wayne County, Utah, United States.[1]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1900131—
191038−71.0%
19206776.3%
1930716.0%
194068−4.2%
195020−70.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2]

Description

The community is located east of Capitol Reef National Park and west of Hanksville, along the Fremont River and Utah State Route 24. The settlement was named after John Thomas Caine[3] and was founded by Elijah Cutler Behunin, whom the LDS Church sent there in 1882 to open the area for settlement.[4]

See also

Utah portal

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Caineville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 8 Feb 2006. Retrieved 18 Nov 2011.
  3. ↑ Hunt, Charles B.; Averitt, Paul; Miller, Ralph L. (1953). "Geology and Geography of the Henry Mountains Region, Utah". Professional Paper (228). United States Geological Survey: 21.
  4. ↑ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved 9 Feb 2018.



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