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Caineville, Utah

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

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Caineville, Utah
Unincorporated community
Abandoned former church/schoolhouse
Abandoned former church/schoolhouse
Caineville, Utah
Location of Caineville within the State of Utah
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Caineville, Utah
Caineville, Utah (the United States)
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Coordinates: 38°19′59″N 111°01′08″W / 38.33306°N 111.01889°W / 38.33306; -111.01889
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyWayne
Settled1882
Founded byElijah Cutler Behunin
Named afterJohn T. Caine
Elevation
1
4,600 ft (1,400 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84775
Area code435
GNIS feature ID14262691
Castle at Swing Arm City at twilight. Smoke from forest fire in the sky. source ↗

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

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 T. Caine2 and was founded by Elijah Cutler Behunin, whom the LDS Church sent there in 1882 to open the area for settlement.3

Swing Arm City is a 2,600-acre off-highway vehicle area near Caineville.4

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900131—
191038−71.0%
19206776.3%
1930716.0%
194068−4.2%
195020−70.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau5
See also

See also

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References

References

  1. "Caineville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. 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.
  4. Ambrose Martos (25 February 2020). "Where You Can Motocross Utah's Biggest Natural Jumps and Ridgeline Singletrack". Men's Journal.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 8 February 2006. Retrieved 18 Nov 2011.
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