Eleven Jones Cave is located by Beargrass Creek in Louisville, Kentucky. It is 1,600 feet (490 m) southeast of the corner of Eastern Parkway and Poplar Level Road on the west bank, between Louisville Cemetery and Calvary Cemetery, near St. X High School. It is developed in Louisville Limestone 448 feet above sea level. A spring discharges water into Beargrass Creek.
The cave is the best known and best documented in Jefferson County. It is popularly said to be named for being used by eleven brothers named Jones; however, some believe it was actually named from early residents Levin Powell and John Jones.
The stoopway entrance that is 4.5 feet (1.4 m) high and 2.5 feet (0.76 m) wide leads to a forty foot passage into a fairly normal limestone crawlway conduit cave. It is the only known habitat for Louisville cave beetles, that is listed as a Candidate for endangered species status.
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