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Welcome to Cain City ...

Cain City is located in Hill Country.

Cain City is located in Gillespie County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Cain City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Cain City is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Cain City is located in the (830) area code.

Communities Also Named Cain City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cain City - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Cain City ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bankersmith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
    • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
  • Blumenthal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blumenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
    • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
  • Stonewall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
    • Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
  • Albert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Albert is located in Gillespie County
  • Hye
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hye
    • Hye is located in Blanco County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hye <3>
  • Eckert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
    • Eckert is located in Gillespie County
  • Willow City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Comfort
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Comfort is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cain City ...

Looking for more information about Cain 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.

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

Adding Cain City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cain 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 Cain City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cain City post office opened in 1915.

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

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gillespie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cain City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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