Caineville, Utah
Caineville is an unincorporated community in central Wayne County, Utah, United States.
Caineville, Utah | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Abandoned former church/schoolhouse | |
Caineville, Utah Location of Caineville within the State of Utah Caineville, Utah Caineville, Utah (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°19′59″N 111°01′08″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Wayne |
| Settled | 1882 |
| Founded by | Elijah Cutler Behunin |
| Named for | John Thomas Caine |
| Elevation | 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 |
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 and was founded by Elijah Cutler Behunin, whom the LDS Church sent there in 1882 to open the area for settlement.
Swing Arm City is a 2,600-acre off-highway vehicle area near Caineville.
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