Record

About Cain City

Cain City is a ghost town founded in 1915, 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It was established to be a station stop of the Fredericksburg and Northern Railway Company, of which the city's namesake Charlie Cain was a leading fundraiser.
From Wikipedia, "Cain City, Texas", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Cain City, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Cain City is

USGS topographic map around Cain City — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

6 historic USGS maps cover Cain City

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

1894 Fredericksburg sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
1954 Llano sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1955 Llano sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1956 Llano sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1963 Cain City sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1985 Pedernales River sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

Before you go

Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Cain City

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.

Luckenbach3.5 mi E · Gillespie
Bankersmith4.0 mi S · Kendall
Fort Martin Scott4.1 mi NW · Gillespie
Grapetown4.3 mi SE · Gillespie
Pedernales7.9 mi W · Gillespie
Morris Ranch12.0 mi W · Gillespie
Albert12.6 mi E · Gillespie
Nebgen School14.1 mi NE · Gillespie

Sources

ghosttowns.com, "Cain City": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
Wikipedia, "Cain City, Texas": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q5017572.
USGS GNIS 1378083.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).