Cave-In-Rock | |
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Country | United States |
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State | Illinois |
County | Hardin |
Coordinates | 37°28′12″N 88°9′59″W / 37.47000°N 88.16639°WCoordinates: 37°28′12″N 88°9′59″W / 37.47000°N 88.16639°W |
Area | 0.43 sq mi (1 km2) |
- land | 0.37 sq mi (1 km2) |
- water | 0.05 sq mi (0 km2) |
Population | 318 (2010) |
Density | 874.6/sq mi (338/km2) |
Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
- summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Postal code | 62919 |
Area code | 618 |
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. Cave-in-Rock was originally a stronghold for outlaws, including: 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-Civil War bandit, Logan Belt [1]. The population was 318 at the 2010 census.
Cave-In-Rock is located at 37°28′12″N 88°9′59″W / 37.47000°N 88.16639°W (37.470050, -88.166297).