Welcome to Pine Furnace ...

Pine Furnace is located in Armstrong County<1>.

The location of Pine 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 Pine Furnace, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Pine Furnace is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Pine Furnace ...

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

• Vandergrift
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
  • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <4>
• Kittanning
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <4>
• Ford City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <4>
• Leechburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
  • Leechburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leechburg <4>
• Freeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Apollo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
  • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <4>
• West Leechburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leechburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
  • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
• North Apollo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Apollo
  • North Apollo is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Apollo <4>
• West Kittanning
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
  • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
• Chicora
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <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 Pine Furnace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Furnace.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Furnace ...

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

Adding Pine Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pine 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 Pine Furnace was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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