Welcome to Cains ...

Cains is located in Lancaster County<1>.

The location of Cains has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Cains is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cains lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Cains: (717)

Communities Also Named Cains ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cains - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Cains ...

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

• Lancaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• West Chester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Ephrata
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Coatesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Downingtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <4>
• Kennett Square
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <4>
• Oxford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• New Holland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Shillington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <4>
• Birdsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <4>

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 Cains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cains.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cains. 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 Cains.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cains. See our Newspapers Page for Cains.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cains ...

Looking for more information about Cains? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cains, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cains.

Adding Cains to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cains 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 Cains was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Cains in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cains.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/