Welcome to Furnessville ...

Furnessville is located in Porter County<1>.

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

Furnessville was established in 1861.

Furnessville is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Furnessville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Furnessville (for example, toward New Carlisle), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Furnessville is within the boundaries of the (219) area code.

Communities Also Named Furnessville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Furnessville: This one is located in Porter County and the other is located in Boone County.

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

Communities near Furnessville ...

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

• Gary
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
• Portage
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Valparaiso
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <4>
• Michigan City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <4>
• Hobart
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• La Porte
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <4>
• Chesterton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
  • Chesterton is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterton <4>
• Lake Station
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Station
  • Lake Station is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Station <4>
• Westville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Porter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Porter is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <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 Furnessville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Furnessville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Furnessville ...

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

Adding Furnessville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Furnessville 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 Furnessville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Furnessville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Porter County: www.porterco.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov