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Cave-in-Rock, Illinois

Cave-In-Rock
Village
Cave-in-Rock Main Street.jpg
Main Street downtown
Country United States
State Illinois
County Hardin
Coordinates 37°28′12″N 88°9′59″W / 37.47000°N 88.16639°W / 37.47000; -88.16639Coordinates: 37°28′12″N 88°9′59″W / 37.47000°N 88.16639°W / 37.47000; -88.16639
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
Location of Cave-In-Rock within Illinois
Location of Cave-In-Rock within Illinois

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 / 37.47000; -88.16639 (37.470050, -88.166297).


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