Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
Cave-In-Rock | |
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Main Street of downtown Cave-In-Rock, Illinois in 2013 | |
Location of Cave-In-Rock in Hardin County, Illinois. | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′15″N 88°09′57″W / 37.47083°N 88.16583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Hardin |
| Founded by | Earliest known permanent settlers arrived in 1816 |
| Named after | The Cave near the town |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
| • Land | 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.042 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 387 ft (118 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 228 |
| • Density | 610.3/sq mi (235.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 62919 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-11826 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397577 |
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. The population was 228 at the 2020 census.
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.