Welcome to Furnaceville ...

Furnaceville is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Furnaceville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Furnaceville is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Furnaceville is within the boundaries of the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Furnaceville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Furnaceville: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Otsego County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Furnaceville.

Communities near Furnaceville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Furnaceville.

• Rochester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• East Rochester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Webster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>
• Fairport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <4>
• Lyons
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Palmyra
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Victor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
• Sodus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
  • Sodus is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <4>
• Manchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>

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 Furnaceville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Furnaceville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Furnaceville. 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 Furnaceville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Furnaceville. See our Newspapers Page for Furnaceville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Furnaceville ...

Looking for more information about Furnaceville? 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 Furnaceville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Furnaceville.

Adding Furnaceville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Furnaceville 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 Furnaceville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Furnaceville post office opened in 1873.

We also found Furnaceville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Furnaceville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/