Welcome to Cave City ...

The city of Cave City is located in Barren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cave City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cave City has a population of 2,419 people<2> (see below for details).

Cave City is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cave City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Cave City (for example, toward Liberty), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Cave City is located in the (270) area code.

The ZIP code for Cave City: 42127<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cave City had an population of 2,419 people. This is an increase of 7.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cave City had a population of 2,240 people (which is 5.31% of the total population of Barren County). This makes Cave City the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Cave City represents 0.05% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 135th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,240 people, the population of Cave City increased 19.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,880 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cave City.

Communities Also Named Cave City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cave City - they are located in Arkansas, California and Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cave City.

Communities near Cave City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cave City.

• Glasgow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Glasgow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <5>
• Horse Cave
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cave
  • Horse Cave is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Horse Cave
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Cave <5>
• Munfordville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
  • Munfordville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Munfordville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <5>
• Brownsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Edmonson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Brownsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <5>
• Smiths Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove
  • Smiths Grove is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Smiths Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiths Grove <5>
• Park City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Park City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <5>
• Bonnieville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
  • Bonnieville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bonnieville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <5>
• Hiseville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
  • Hiseville is located in Barren County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Hiseville
• Oakland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Oakland
• Union City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Union City

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cave City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cave City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cave City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cave City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cave City. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cave City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cave City ...

Looking for more information about Cave City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cave City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cave City.

Adding Cave City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cave City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cave City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cave City on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cave City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cave City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/