Caineville, Utah

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

Caineville, Utah
Unincorporated community
Abandoned former church/schoolhouse
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Coordinates: 38°19′59″N 111°01′08″W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Wayne
Settled	1882
Founded by	Elijah Cutler Behunin
Named after	John T. 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	435
GNIS feature ID	1426269[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. Caine^[2] 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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	131		—
1910	38		−71.0%
1920	67		76.3%
1930	71		6.0%
1940	68		−4.2%
1950	20		−70.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[5]

See also

Utah portal