Caineville, Utah | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Utah#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Utah |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wayne |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1882 |
Founder: | Elijah Cutler Behunin |
Named For: | John T. Caine |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 4600 |
Coordinates: | 38.3331°N -111.0189°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 84775 |
Area Code: | 435 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1426269 |
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. 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]