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Welcome to Boom Furnace ...

Boom Furnace is located in Pulaski County<1>.


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


Boom Furnace is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Boom Furnace: (540)

Communities near Boom Furnace ...

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

  • Radford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
    • Radford is located in Radford City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <4>
  • Pulaski
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
  • Wytheville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Galax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dublin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
  • Fries
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sylvatus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
    • Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
  • Mack Creek Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mack Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
    • Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
  • Shorts Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
    • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boom Furnace ...

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

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

The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boom Furnace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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