Welcome to Helen Furnace ...

Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Helen Furnace, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Helen Furnace, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Helen Furnace is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Helen Furnace ...

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

• Clarion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Brookville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Knox
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
• New Bethlehem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <4>
• Rimersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <4>
• Sligo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Sligo is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sligo <4>
• Summerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
• Strattanville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strattanville
  • Strattanville is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strattanville <4>
• Hawthorn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
  • Hawthorn is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorn <4>
• South Bethlehem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
  • South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helen Furnace ...

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

Adding Helen Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Helen 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 Helen Furnace was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Helen Furnace on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helen Furnace.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/