Welcome to Cainville ...

Cainville is located in Rock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cainville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Cainville is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Cainville ...

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

• Janesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Janesville is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
• Beloit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beloit is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
• Stoughton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Stoughton is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
• Oregon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oregon is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
• South Beloit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <3>
• Rockton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockton is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockton <3>
• Milton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Milton is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
• Edgerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgerton is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
• Evansville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evansville is located in Rock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
• Brodhead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brodhead is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cainville ...

Looking for more information about Cainville? 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 Cainville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cainville.

Adding Cainville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cainville 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 (so far) for Cainville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cainville.