Welcome to Furnace ...
So far, we found very little information about Furnace. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Furnace to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Furnace, please Contact Us.
Furnace would have been located within present day Walker County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Furnace, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Furnace is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Furnace was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Furnace (for example, toward Mentone (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Furnace would have been located in the (706) and (762)<5> area codes.
Websites for Furnace ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.walkercochamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Furnace, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Furnace ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Furnace - they are located in Alabama, California, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Furnace.
Communities near Furnace ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Furnace.
- Martindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Dalton is located in Whitfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <7>
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euthtilloga have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in Gordon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <7>
- Calhoun Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Buff ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - LaFayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- LaFayette is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <7>
- Soapstick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Chatsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Chatsworth is located in Murray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <7>
- Summerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Chattooga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <7>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Furnace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Furnace.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Furnace. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Furnace.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Furnace. See our Newspapers Page for Furnace.
Adding Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Furnace in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Furnace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Furnace post office opened in 1860.
We also found Furnace in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Furnace.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Furnace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |