Cave-In-Rock | |
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Coordinates: 37°28′12″N 88°9′59″W / 37.47000°N 88.16639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Hardin |
Founded by | Earliest known permanent settlers arrived in 1816[1] |
Named for | The Cave near the town |
Area | |
• Total | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
• Land | 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
Elevation | 390 ft (120 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 228 |
• Density | 609.63/sq mi (235.65/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code(s) | 62919[4] |
Area code | 618 |
FIPS code | 17-11826 |
GNIS feature ID | 2397577[3] |
Wikimedia Commons | Cave-In-Rock, Illinois |
Cave-In-Rock is a village in Hardin County, Illinois, United States. Its principal feature and tourist attraction is nearby Cave-In-Rock, on the banks of the Ohio River. In 1816, the earliest known permanent white settlers arrived and started building a town near the cave. The town was originally known as Rock and Cave, Illinois, with a post office under this name. On October 24, 1849, the town was officially renamed Cave-In-Rock. Cave-In-Rock was incorporated as a village in 1901.[1][5] The population was 228 at the 2020 census.[6]
Beginning in the 1790s, Cave-in-Rock became a refuge stronghold for frontier outlaws, on the run from the law which included river pirates and highwaymen Samuel Mason and James Ford, tavern owner/highwayman Isaiah L. Potts, serial killers/bandits the Harpe brothers, counterfeiters Philip Alston, Peter Alston, John Duff, Eson Bixby, and the Sturdivant Gang, and the post-American Civil War bandit, Logan Belt.[7][8][9]