Welcome to Furnace ...

Furnace is located in Harford County<1>.

The location of Furnace has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Furnace is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Furnace lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Furnace: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Communities Also Named Furnace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Furnace: This one is located in Harford County and the other is located in Worcester County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 14 communities that are also named Furnace - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, 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.

• Aberdeen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Bel Air
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• Hampstead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
• New Freedom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>
• Shrewsbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <5>
• Stewartstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
  • Stewartstown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartstown <5>
• Glen Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rock
  • Glen Rock is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Rock <5>
• Delta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
• Winterstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
  • Winterstown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
• Felton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
  • Felton is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felton <5>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Furnace ...

Looking for more information about Furnace? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Furnace, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Furnace.

Adding Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Furnace in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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.<6>

From that list, the Furnace post office opened in 1888.

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 ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/