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Cain City

Ghost town · Gillespie County, Texas

Cain City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Cain City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cain City is a ghost town in Gillespie County, Texas. It is one of 9 former communities in Gillespie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cain City as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.1972° N, 98.8125° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,743 ft
Nearest living townFredericksburg, TX
Distance to it6.1 miles
Coordinates30.19720, -98.81250

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What's there now

Cain City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fredericksburg, TX (population 11,254), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,743 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cain City?

Cain City is in Gillespie County, Texas, at 30.1972, -98.8125.

How many ghost towns are in Gillespie County?

Gillespie County, Texas has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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