Welcome to Furnace Hill ...
So far, we found very little information about Furnace Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Furnace Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Furnace Hill, please Contact Us.
Furnace Hill would have been located within present day Colbert County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Furnace Hill is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Furnace Hill was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Furnace Hill was located: 256 & 938<4>
Communities Also Named Furnace Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Furnace Hill - they are located in Pennsylvania (3) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Furnace Hill.
Communities near Furnace Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Furnace Hill.
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muscle Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Town Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cherokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Littleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Killen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Leighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iron City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Furnace Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Furnace Hill. 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 Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Furnace Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Furnace Hill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Furnace Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Furnace Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Furnace Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Furnace Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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